Badwater Basin
The Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America, sitting 279 feet below sea level.
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Badwater Basin Details
The Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America, sitting 279 feet below sea level. At various points in history this was site of large lakes; Lake Manly, for example, was estimated to be 80 miles long and up to 160 feet deep at one time. By contrast, the basin is now comprised of 200 miles of salt flats. Today, the basin features only a small, spring-fed pool of undrinkable, salty water -- the "bad water" that gives the area its name. Normally dry, the basin can temporarily fill with rainwater, but this quickly evaporates. Park visitors can drive to Badwater and walk from a short boardwalk onto the floor of the basin via a hiking trail.
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Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin is the lowest point in Death Valley and, as such, the lowest point in North America at 279 feet below sea level.
