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How does the Mojave River reach Soda Lake?
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North American Desert
Physical features of western North America.
The Mojave River is an intermittent river that reaches Soda Lake by flowing predominantly underground.1
Soda Lake, located in the Mojave Desert of southern California, serves as the terminus for the river. Because the lake has no outlet to the sea, the water that reaches it quickly evaporates, leaving behind alkaline evaporites.2