Owens River

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river

The Owens River is a river in eastern California that flows through the Owens Valley along the eastern Sierra Nevada and has been central to the region’s water supply and environmental history.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
associatedWithProject	Los Angeles Aqueduct project →
basinArea	Owens River watershed →
basinCountry	United States →
country	United States →
crossedBy	U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED →
divertedBy	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power →
ecosystem	arid valley riparian corridor →
environmentalIssue	dust pollution from dry Owens Lake bed → reduced river flows due to diversions →
fishSpecies	brown trout → rainbow trout →
flowsInto	Owens Lake →
flowsThrough	Long Valley Caldera → Owens Valley →
formerOutflow	Owens Lake →
hasSegment	Lower Owens River → Upper Owens River →
historicalEventAssociated	California water wars →
historicalPeopleAssociated	William Mulholland →
hydrologicType	endorheic basin river →
knownFor	contribution to desiccation of Owens Lake → environmental conflicts over water diversion → role in California water politics →
length	approximately 183 miles → approximately 295 kilometers →
locatedIn	Bishop, California region → Inyo County, California NERFINISHED → Mono County, California → Owens Valley → eastern California →
majorTributary	Big Pine Creek NERFINISHED → Bishop Creek NERFINISHED → Convict Creek NERFINISHED → Hot Creek → Rock Creek (Owens River tributary) → Tinemaha Creek NERFINISHED →
mountainRangeOnEast	White Mountains (California) →
mountainRangeOnWest	Sierra Nevada →
mouthLocation	Owens Lake basin →
namedAfter	Richard Owens →
partOf	Great Basin hydrologic region →
recreation	fly fishing → rafting and kayaking in some reaches →
restorationProject	Lower Owens River Project →
sourceRegion	Long Valley near Mammoth Lakes → Sierra Nevada eastern slope →
state	California →
waterExportedTo	Los Angeles →
waterSupplyFor	Los Angeles Aqueduct →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Owens River ("Owens River watershed") →	basinArea
Inyo County, California →	contains
North Palisade ("Owens River watershed") →	drainage
Inyo Mountains ("Owens River basin") →	drainageTo
Owens Valley →	hasRiver
Owens River ("Upper Owens River") →	hasSegment
Lone Pine, California →	locatedNear