Part 1 would see a sea level canal from the Pacific Ocean to Death Valley, wide and deep enough to simultaneously allow two supertankers to traverse it going in opposite directions. Part 2 would feature a secondary canal from Death Valley to the Salton Sea, on to Laguna Salada in Mexico, and from there to the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez. The Salton Sea and Laguna Salada areas would include locks which would regulate water flow from Death Valley and to the Gulf of Calfornia to take advantage of the tide differential between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf. Part 2 would create (a) a one-way flow through Death Valley to prevent, or at least highly reduce, accumulated salination and silt; and (b) to regulate and reduce salination in the Salton Sea and the Laguna Salada (currently dry). All three (Death Valley, the Salton Sea and the Laguna Salada) could be used to produce hydrogen from electrolysis of seawater using solar energy for domestic use and for export. Not only would this eventually replace the need of fossil fuels to generate electricity, it would help the U.S. (and Mexico) improve their trade volume.