There is a similar "seaflooding" plan for that sea, and it is mentioned in passi...

CommieBobDole · on May 16, 2023

An issue with flooding the Salton Sea to sea level is you'd submerge a lot of agricultural land that already exists to the north and south of the Sea. Plus a number of towns (like Coachella) that already exist in the area.

Though, if you could use this to maintain the water level and salinity at historical levels, you could avert the ecological disaster that's going to happen when the Salton Sea dries up. And it would likely become a popular area for recreation again, like it was in the 1950s and 60s.

bradleyjg · on May 17, 2023

you'd submerge a lot of agricultural land that already exists to the north and south of the Sea

Thus solving, or at least significantly migrating, the Colorado river over allocation problem. Win-win.