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Death Valley Photos - Stovepipe Wells Area

Salt Creek

At the bottom of Cottonball Basin runs Salt Creek, home of the rare Salt Creek Pupfish. Pupfish are usually present in the spring and fall. Salt and alkalai ice the dry creeks and tributaries.

Also see:

    Pupfish - Death Valley Wildlife
    Tiny pupfish are ther remnants of- and living clues to- Death Valley's once wetter past. For hundreds of thousands of years ending 10000 years ago, ...

    Death Valley Ecosystems
    The presence of the unique suite of pupfish in the Death Valley region is comparable to ... The existence of nine pupfish species and subspecies in isolated ...

    Salt Creek Trail, Death Valley Day Hikes
    Good for viewing rare pupfish and other wildlife. ... Tiny pupfish are ther remnants of- and living clues to- Death Valley's once wetter past. ...

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