1998 Map of Durmid SE

About this map

Salton Sea dominates this corner of the Imperial Valley, where the shoreline was recorded at an elevation of 228 feet below sea level during the early 1990s. The map illustrates a landscape of extreme topography and conservation, featuring the Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge and a large State Recreation Area along the northeastern coast. The settlement of Bertram stands as a lonely landmark near the water’s edge, positioned where the desert meets the inland sea. This edition reflects a period of stabilization in the basin's mapping, utilizing topography compiled in the 1950s but updated with planimetric data from 1992 and photoinspected in the late 1990s to ensure the accuracy of the shoreline and desert boundaries.