Cuddeback Lake
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Cuddeback Lake is a dry lake
in the Mojave Desert
of San Bernardino County, California
, 60 km (37.3 mi) northeast of Edwards Air Force Base
. The lake is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) long and 4 km (2.5 mi) at its widest point.
Dry lake
Dry lakes are ephemeral lakebeds, or a remnant of an endorheic lake. Such flats consist of fine-grained sediments infused with alkali salts. Dry lakes are also referred to as alkali flats, sabkhas, playas or mud flats...
in the Mojave Desert
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...
, 60 km (37.3 mi) northeast of Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in...
. The lake is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) long and 4 km (2.5 mi) at its widest point.