Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, has resurfaced in California’s San Joaquin Valley, after 130 years, flooding 94,000 acres of farmland. This marks the lake’s fifth return since 1890,

A California “ghost lake” that disappeared in the 19th century is making its grand return after 130 years, swallowing up 94,000 acres and counting of private farmland.

Getty Images A lake that disappeared in the 19th century is making its comeback. However it decided to come back with a bang. It has gained the name California Ghost Lake and it is swallowing up acres and acres of farmland.

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, Calif. (WKRC) - An enormous "ghost lake" re-emerged after first vanishing back in the 19th century. According to The New York Post, Tulare Lake, which first vanished back in the 19th century, has re-emerged, swallowing around 94,000 acres of farmland 130 years later after its initial disappearance.

For the first time in about 130 years, Tulare Lake reappeared in California's San Joaquin Valley, stirring both wonder and concern.

A lake in California has returned after 130 years and has taken a whopping amount of land with it. Land owners have found themselves in quite a pickle due to the return of this ‘ghost lake’. The Tulare Lake in California ’s San Joaquin Valley isn’t littered with ghosts, but the reality is certainly horrifying for some people.