Owens Lake
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Owens Lake is a largely dry, saline lake in California’s Eastern Sierra region, known for its dust pollution issues and ongoing environmental restoration efforts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owens Lake basin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry lake
ⓘ
endorheic lake ⓘ saline lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| causeOfProblem | severe windblown dust storms ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation |
approximately 1,086 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 3,560 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
loss of aquatic and wetland habitat
ⓘ
violation of federal air quality standards ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | desiccation following completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalMaximumDepth |
approximately 15 meters
ⓘ
approximately 50 feet ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
site of soda ash and salt extraction
ⓘ
transport of minerals by the Carson and Colorado Railway ⓘ |
| knownFor |
air quality problems
ⓘ
dust pollution ⓘ environmental restoration efforts ⓘ historic desiccation due to water diversions ⓘ large-scale dust mitigation projects ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Inyo County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Owens Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Eastern Sierra
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Sierra Nevada
|
| locatedNear |
Inyo Mountains
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Lone Pine, California ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Lone Pine, California
Town of Olancha, California ⓘ |
| majorPollutant | particulate matter (PM10) ⓘ |
| managedBy | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Inyo National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manzanar National Historic Site ⓘ |
| outflow | endorheic (no natural surface outflow) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Los Angeles Aqueduct
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Aqueduct system watershed
|
| primaryInflow | Owens River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important bird habitat in the Pacific Flyway ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
California Air Resources Board
ⓘ
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District ⓘ |
| restorationGoal |
reduce PM10 emissions
ⓘ
restore wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| restorationMeasure |
gravel and brine coverage for dust control
ⓘ
managed vegetation plantings ⓘ shallow flooding of lakebed areas ⓘ |
| salinity | highly saline ⓘ |
| status | largely dry lakebed ⓘ |
| supports | migratory bird populations ⓘ |
| surfaceCondition | playa with brine pools and shallow ponds ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | saline soda lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Owens Lake basin