It forms occasionally in Badwater Basin after heavy rainfall, but at its maximum extent during the so-called "Blackwelder stand," ending approximately 120,000 years before present, the lake covered …

Dec 10, 2025 · An ancient lake that once existed at Death Valley National Park has reemerged after record rainfall in the region. Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, which lies at …

Dec 12, 2025 · An ancient lake has reemerged after Death Valley National Park experienced record-breaking rainfall this fall. From September to November, Death Valley, located in California and …

5 days ago · Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep sat in eastern California in what is now the Mojave Desert.

Dec 12, 2025 · Ancient ghost lake reappears in Death Valley National Park after record rainfall Though not even deep enough to cover your shoes in most places right now, Lake Manly has a recent history …

Dec 13, 2025 · Lake Manly, named after William Lewis Manly who helped guide pioneers through Death Valley in 1849, is a rare visitor to this desert landscape. The temporary lake appears only when …

Nov 19, 2025 · Once every few years, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, which is famous as the driest place in North America, gets filled with a rare, ephemeral lake known as Lake Manly.

Dec 13, 2025 · An ancient lake that vanished from California’s Death Valley National Park thousands of years ago has made a rare return after the area was soaked by record-setting rainfall. Recent storms …

Dec 12, 2025 · The basin was once covered by Lake Manly, one of several Great Basin lakes that existed during the cooler, wetter Pleistocene Epoch.

Dec 12, 2025 · Death Valley National Park has experienced so much record-breaking rainfall this season that an ancient lake has reappeared.