Record rainfall at the California site has allowed enough water to collect in the ancient lakebed. Thanks to the wettest November on record in Death Valley, Lake Manly has reappeared at Badwater Basin in California. Related Story Death Valley Just Had The Hottest Midnight EverThe current rainfall isn’t enough to welcome boaters back to Lake Manly, but it has been sufficient to reform the lake. The 1.76 inches of rain in November alone is almost as much as the average annual rainfall at Death Valley (1.94 inches). Related Story An Enormous Desert Used to Be a 138-Foot-Deep LakeExperts believe that Lake Manly hasn’t been a permanent fixture in Death Valley for over 10,000 years.