Calipatria

Tucked along the southern Salton Sea basin, Calipatria is a place whose character is shaped by the irrigated agriculture of California’s Imperial Valley. At about 184 feet below sea level, it is widely cited as the lowest incorporated city in the United States. Colorado River water, carried into the valley through an extensive canal system, supports the fields surrounding this desert community. Incorporated in 1918, Calipatria retains the compact civic scale of an Imperial Valley farming town; its 184-foot flagpole is a local marker of the town’s below-sea-level setting. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Salton Sea and Imperial Valley.

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