Ancient lake reemerges after record rainfall at Death Valley National Park

An ancient lake that once existed at Death Valley National Park has reemerged after record rainfall in the region. Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, which lies at 282 feet below sea level, the lowest point in North America, according to a press release from the National Park Service. During the Ice Ages, the basin -- colloquially known as Lake Manly -- was once a lake with depths of up to 700 feet. Ice covered the Sierra Nevada between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, allowing rivers to flow into a long valley that fed into Lake Manly, according to NASA . At the time, the lake measured nearly 100 miles long. In modern times, the basin typically lies bare, without any significant moisture. Death Valley just experienced its wettest fall on record, according to the National