Broadwell Lake
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Broadwell Lake, sometimes called Broadwell Dry Lake, is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert
of San Bernardino County, California
, 75 km (46.6 mi) east of Barstow
. Flanked by the Cady Mountains
and the Bristol Mountains
, the lake is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) at its widest point.
had proposed a solar power-generation project near Broadwell Lake, but withdrew that proposal in 2009.
Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area.
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
of San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, 75 km (46.6 mi) east of Barstow
Barstow, California
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
. Flanked by the Cady Mountains
Cady Mountains
The Cady Mountains are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California.They are found in southeastern California between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40, just east of Newberry Springs...
and the Bristol Mountains
Bristol Mountains
The Bristol Mountains are found in the Mojave Desert of California, USA, just west of Mojave National Preserve. The range, which reaches an elevation of 3,874 feet , is located in San Bernardino County, and crosses Interstate 40 between Ludlow and the Granite Mountains...
, the lake is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) at its widest point.
Solar power site
BrightSource Energy Inc.BrightSource Energy
BrightSource Energy is an Oakland, California, corporation that designs, builds, finances and operates utility-scale solar power plants that deliver clean, low-cost solar energy to utility and industrial customers worldwide at prices that compete with fossil fuels.Greentech Media ranked...
had proposed a solar power-generation project near Broadwell Lake, but withdrew that proposal in 2009.
Wilderness Area
The east side of Broadwell Lake is Federally designated Wilderness and lies within the Bureau of Land ManagementBureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area.