Joshua Tree National Park

Barker Dam

Hidden Valley

An artistically designed, yet functional, water trough sits below the the dam. It's located in a marshy area, but water must have flowed through it at one time. I visited in March-April, near the end of the "rainy" season; so water was plentiful. A weathered wooden trough lies nearby - three examples of methods of holding water in the desert, including Barker Dam.
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