Patent ID: 8128316

Claim:
A method of restoration of a saline lake having a periphery, a water bottom, and an influent water source that enables water to be added to the lake, comprising the steps of: a) forming a series of dikes that separate the saline lake into a plurality of smaller lakes, each with a water surface, the lakes including an outer lake that is next to the periphery and one or more inner lakes and wherein the outer lake surrounds the inner lakes, each dike and each lake water surface having an elevation; b) enabling a water flow path that sequentially transmits water from the influent water source to the outer lake, to the inner lakes and then to a central area that at times includes dry land; c) allowing salt to concentrate at the central area as water evaporates from the water; d) enabling water to at times accumulate in the central area, said water flowing to the central area at least in part from an inner lake; e) enabling the saline content of the water in steps “b” through “d” to concentrate in greater concentrations as the water flows from the outer lake to the inner lake; and f) cascading water in steps “c” through “e” from one lake to another lake with simultaneous drops in elevation from the outer lake to the inner lake to the central area.