Broadwell Lake

Broadwell Lake
Broadwell Lake
Broadwell Dry Lake
	Aerial view
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Location	Mojave Desert; San Bernardino County, California
Coordinates	34°50′39″N 116°11′11″W / 34.8441°N 116.1864°W
Lake type	Endorheic basin
Primary outflows	Terminal (evaporation)
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Max. width	2 km (1.2 mi)
Shore length1	17 km (11 mi)
Surface elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broadwell Lake
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Broadwell Lake, sometimes called Broadwell Dry Lake, is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 75 km (47 mi) east of Barstow. Flanked by the Cady Mountains and the Bristol Mountains, the lake is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) at its widest point.

Solar power site[edit]

BrightSource Energy Inc. had proposed a solar power-generation project near Broadwell Lake, but withdrew that proposal in 2009.^[1]

The east side of Broadwell Lake is Federally designated Wilderness and lies within the Bureau of Land Management Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area.^[2]

^ "Desert Protective Council". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
^ "Kelso Dunes Wilderness". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-06-21.

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