Simple Lake Mass Balance
The Salton Sea has a surface area of 230,000 acres and a depth of 50 ft. What is the current water volume of the
Sea assuming a simple geometric model of uniform depth?
In the vicinity of the Salton Sea, the annual precipitation is 0.21 ft and the annual evapotanspiration is 6.1 ft.
After the water transfer to San Diego, the annual streamflows into the Sea will be 1,160,000 acre-ft.
What will be the annual decrease in water volume?
What will be the annual decrease in water level?