Editing Deep Springs Valley (section)

==Geography==
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[[Image:deep springs lake.jpg|thumb|right|Deep Springs Lake from the northwest]]
Deep Springs Lake is a playa, a seasonal [[salt lake]], generally drying in the summer to produce a salt pan, with surface water replenished in late spring with flows from nearby springs and snowmelt that travels the length of the valley from Wyman and Crooked creeks, which enter from the north. Birds, and birdwatchers, flock to the Lake during the spring and fall migrations. Surrounding the lake are numerous springs, some artesian, which gave the valley its name.

The springs are home to the [[Black toad|Deep Springs black toad]] (''Bufo exsul'', or "exile toad"), an endemic species that occurs only in Deep Springs Valley. Although the population in Antelope Springs was once thought to be introduced, a genetics study published in 2009 found that there was not strong similarity to the perceived source population and this population likely occurs naturally. The population of toads, however, appears to be stable, despite the presence of cattle that graze around the lake during the winter and spring.