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| Broadwell Lake | |
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| Broadwell Dry Lake | |
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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 / 34.8441; -116.1864 |
| 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 DesertofSan 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.
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]
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