Mono Lake
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Mono Lake is a large, ancient saline soda lake in eastern California renowned for its striking tufa towers, high salinity, and unique ecosystem supporting migratory birds and brine shrimp.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mono Lake canonical | 25 |
| Mono Lake islands | 2 |
| Mono Lake Basin | 1 |
| Mono Lake tufa formations | 1 |
| Mono Lake watershed | 1 |
| Mono Lake, California | 1 |
| Mono Lake, Mono County, California | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic lake
ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ saline soda lake ⓘ |
| age | over 760,000 years ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
about 1,946 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 6,378 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | California State Water Resources Control Board ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
islands
ⓘ
tufa towers ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Lee Vining Creek
ⓘ
Mill Creek ⓘ Rush Creek ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Negit Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paoha Island ⓘ |
| hasLegalCase |
Mono Lake water rights litigation
ⓘ
surface form:
National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (Mono Lake case)
|
| hasOutflow | none ⓘ |
| is | endorheic (closed basin) ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Pacific Flyway birds
ⓘ
bird migration ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest lakes in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic tufa formations
ⓘ
high salinity ⓘ scenic landscape ⓘ unique ecosystem ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
eastern California ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern California
Mono County, California ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area
ⓘ
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin ⓘ |
| salinity | about 2.5 times seawater (historically variable) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Mono Lake Committee conservation efforts ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
alkaline flies
ⓘ
brine shrimp ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 180 square kilometers
ⓘ
about 70 square miles ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | water diversions to Los Angeles ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| waterType |
alkaline
ⓘ
saline ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern California
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake tufa formations
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake Basin
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake, California
subject surface form:
State Route 167 (California)
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake watershed
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake, Mono County, California
subject surface form:
Mill Creek (Mono Basin)
subject surface form:
Mill Creek (Mono Basin)
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake islands
this entity surface form:
Mono Lake islands