Owens Valley

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geographical region valley

Owens Valley is a long, arid valley in eastern California, lying between the Sierra Nevada and the White/Inyo Mountains and known for its dramatic scenery and historic water diversions to Los Angeles.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → valley →
adjacentTo	Death Valley region →
borderedBy	Inyo Mountains → Sierra Nevada → White Mountains →
climate	high desert →
contains	Big Pine, California → Bishop, California → Independence, California → Lone Pine, California → Manzanar National Historic Site → Owens Lake →
country	United States →
elevation	one of the deepest valleys in the United States →
environmentalIssue	air quality problems from exposed lakebed dust →
geology	fault-block valley → part of Basin and Range Province →
hasFacility	Owens Valley Radio Observatory →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Whitney vicinity →
hasIndigenousPeople	Paiute → Shoshone →
hasRiver	Owens River →
hasViewOf	eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada →
historicalEvent	Owens Valley water wars → construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct → dust pollution from Owens Lake bed →
knownFor	Los Angeles Aqueduct → arid climate → conflicts over water rights → dramatic scenery → water diversions to Los Angeles →
locatedIn	Inyo County, California → Mono County, California → eastern California →
managedBy	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power →
near	Mount Whitney →
partOf	Eastern Sierra region → Great Basin →
recreation	climbing → fishing → hiking → photography →
restorationEffort	environmental mitigation projects at Owens Lake →
transport	U.S. Route 395 passes through →
usedFor	astronomy and astrophysics facilities → ranching → recreation →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Big Pine, California → Lone Pine, California → Owens River → Owens Valley Radio Observatory → Whitney Portal Road →	locatedIn
Eastern California → Eastern Sierra → Inyo County, California → Inyo National Forest →	contains
Inyo Mountains → White Mountains → White Mountains (California) →	separatedBy
Panamint Range → Trail Crest →	hasViewOf
Inyo Mountains → Mount Whitney →	overlooks
Mount Whitney vicinity ("Owens Valley to the east") →	drainage
Owens River →	flowsThrough
Mount Dana ("Owens Valley (distant)") →	hasViewTowards
Owens Lake →	locatedInDesert
Manzanar National Historic Site →	locatedInRegion
Owens Valley water wars →	location
Los Angeles Aqueduct →	routePassesThrough
Los Angeles Aqueduct →	startLocation
Whitney Portal Road ("Owens Valley floor") →	terminus
Mount Whitney vicinity →	viewOver