Lake Thompson (California)

The name is derived from an academic who first speculated on the possibility that a lake existed in lower Antelope Valley.

[3] Their formation was directed by cold periods of the last glacial maximum and other climate oscillations such as the Younger Dryas that reduced evaporation in the deserts, as well as storm tracks that were displaced south by the continental ice sheets.

[6] Two islands existed in the water body, cliffs have been cut at some sites along its former shore[7] and there are dunes as well.

An overflow eastward close to Boron, California towards the Mojave River and/or Lake Harper is also possible but less likely.

[4] The lake does not exist anymore, owing to a drier present-day climate, although parts of its former bed can flood during wet winters.