Koehn Lake is a dry lake, and seasonally endorheic lake, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert, in eastern Kern County, California.

Koehn Lake
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Location	Mojave Desert Kern County, California
Coordinates	35.338°N 117.865°W / 35.338; -117.865
Lake type	Endorheic basin
Primary outflows	Terminal
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	5 miles (8.0 km)
Max. width	3 miles (4.8 km)
Shore length1	30 km (19 mi)
Surface elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
References	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Koehn Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Geography

The valley is 19 km (12 mi) northeast of California City, and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park.

The lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) long and 3 miles (4.8 km) at its widest point.

The nearby ghost town of Saltdale was founded in 1915, for salt harvesting from the dry lakebed. The ghost town of Garlock is on the north. The southern portal of Burro Schmidt Tunnel overlooks the dry lake and Fremont Valley.

See also

• Salt flats of California
• List of lakes in California

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Koehn Lake

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