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Mono Lake and its tributary streams on September 28, 1994. SWRCB Board Vice-chair Marc Del Piero was the sole Hearing Officer (see D-1631). In 1941 the surface level was at 6,417 feet (1,956 m) above sea level. As of October 2022, Mono Lake was at 6,378.7 feet (1,944 m) above sea level. The lake level of 6,392 feet (1,948 m) above sea level is the goal, designed to ensure that the lake would be able to reach and sustain a minimum surface level that is generally agreed to be the minimum for keeping the ecosystem healthy. It has been more difficult during years of drought in the American West.
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made the first systematic descriptions of the Mono Lake tufa. The tufa occurs as "modern" tufa towers. There are tufa sections from old shorelines, when the lake levels were higher. These pioneering works in tufa morphology are referred to by researchers and were confirmed by James R. Dunn in 1953.
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were extruded around what is now Cowtrack Mountain (east and south of Mono Basin); eventually covering 300 square miles (780 km) and reaching a maximum thickness of 600 feet (180 m). Later volcanism in the area occurred 3.8 million to 250,000 years ago. This activity was northwest of Mono
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which had sustained a healthy ecosystem, is now a dry lake bed during dry years due to water diversion beginning in the 1920s. Mono Lake was spared this fate when the California State Water Resources Control Board (after over a decade of litigation) issued an order (SWRCB Decision 1631) to protect
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soon exceeded inflow and the surface level of Mono Lake fell rapidly. By 1982 the lake was reduced to 37,688 acres (15,252 ha), 69 percent of its 1941 surface area. By 1990, the lake had dropped 45 vertical feet and had lost half its volume relative to the 1941 pre-diversion water level. As a
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varying depending upon the amount of water in the lake at any given time. Before 1941, average salinity was approximately 50 grams per liter (g/L) (compared to a value of 31.5 g/L for the world's oceans). In January 1982, when the lake reached its lowest level of 1,942 metres (6,372 ft),
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The tufa originally formed at the bottom of the lake. It took many decades or even centuries to form the well-recognized tufa towers. When lake levels fell, the tufa towers came to rise above the water surface and stand as the pillars seen today (see Lake Level History for more information).
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to the lake. During the warmer summer months, an estimated 4–6 trillion brine shrimp inhabit the lake. Brine shrimp have no food value for humans, but are a staple for birds of the region. The brine shrimp feed on microscopic algae.
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of the lake. These algae reproduce rapidly during winter and early spring after winter runoff brings nutrients to the surface layer of water. By March the lake is "as green as pea soup" with photosynthesizing algae.
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and his student David Winkler studied the Mono Lake ecosystem and became instrumental in alerting the public of the effects of the lower water level with Winkler's 1976 ecological inventory of the Mono Basin. The
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Shearman, DJ; McGugan, A; Stein, C; Smith, AJ (1989). "Ikaite, CaCO3̇6H2O, precursor of the thinolites in the Quaternary tufas and tufa mounds of the Lahontan and Mono Lake Basins, western United States".
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Miller, C.D.; et al. (1982). "Potential hazards from future volcanic eruptions in the Long Valley-Mono Lake area, east-central California and southwest Nevada : a preliminary assessment".
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published a report, "An Ecological Study of Mono Lake, California," which alerted California to the ecological dangers posed by the redirection of water away from the lake for municipal uses.
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live along the shores of the lake and walk underwater, encased in small air bubbles, for grazing and to lay eggs. These flies are an important source of food for migratory and nesting birds.
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Melack, JM; Jellison, R; MacIntyre, S; Hollibaugh, JT (2017). "Mono Lake: Plankton Dynamics over Three Decades of Meromixis or Monomixis". In Gulati, R; Zadereev, E; Degermendzhi, A (eds.).
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Mono Lake has experienced meromictic periods in the past; this most recent episode of meromixis, brought on by the end of the water diversions, commenced in 1994 and had ended by 2004.
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in Utah. Since abandoning the landbridged Negit Island in the late 1970s, California gulls have moved to some nearby islets and have established new, if less protected, nesting sites.
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Buchardt, B; Israelson, C; Seaman, P; Stockmann, G (2001). "Ikaite tufa towers in Ikka Fjord, southwest Greenland: their formation by mixing of seawater and alkaline spring water".
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Shih, Pei-Yin; Lee, James Siho; Shinya, Ryoji; Kanzaki, Natsumi; Pires-daSilva, Andre; Badroos, Jean Marie; Goetz, Elizabeth; Sapir, Amir; Sternberg, Paul W. (September 26, 2019).
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the salinity had nearly doubled to 99 g/L. In 2002, it was measured at 78 g/L and is expected to stabilize at an average 69 g/L as the lake replenishes over the next 20 years.
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Benson, LV; Currey, DR; Dorn, RI; Lajoie, KR; et al. (1990). "Chronology of expansion and contraction of four Great Basin lake systems during the past 35,000 years".
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Shuford, David; Page, Gary; Heath, Sacha; Nelson, Kristie (2016). "Factors influencing the abundance and distribution of the Snowy Plover at Mono Lake, California".
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funded the first comprehensive ecological study of Mono Lake, conducted by Gaines and undergraduate students. In June 1977, the Davis Institute of Ecology of the
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with the completion of the Mono Craters Tunnel between the Grant Lake Reservoir on Rush Creek and the Upper Owens River. So much water was diverted that
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may aid in the stabilization of ikaite. When heated, ikaite breaks down and becomes replaced by smaller crystals of calcite. In the Ikka Fjord of
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Basin and included the formation of Aurora Crater, Beauty Peak, Cedar Hill (later an island in the highest stands of Mono Lake), and Mount Hicks.
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In addition to migratory birds, a few species spend several months to nest at Mono Lake. Mono Lake has the second largest nesting population of
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of shorebirds, use Mono Lake to rest and eat for at least part of the year. Some shorebirds that depend on the resources of Mono Lake include
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Council, TC; Bennett, PC (1993). "Geochemistry of ikaite formation at Mono Lake, California: Implications for the origin of tufa mounds".
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in 1978. He and Sally Judy, a UC Davis student, led the committee and pursued an informational tour of California. They joined with the
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The term "Mono" is derived from "Monachi", a Yokuts term for the tribes that live on both the east and west side of the Sierra Nevada.
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eruption 760,000 years ago, Lake Russell discharged into Adobe Lake to the southeast, then into the Owens River, and eventually into
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Whiticar, MJ; Suess, E (1998). "The Cold Carbonate Connection Between Mono Lake, California and the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica".
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system of multiple lakes in California, Nevada, and Oregon. Not surprisingly, it was found that the tufas consisted primarily of
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Reheis, MC; Stine, S; Sarna-Wojcicki, AM (2002). "Drainage reversals in Mono Basin during the late Pliocene and Pleistocene".
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and only crystallizes at near-freezing temperatures. It is also believed that calcite crystallization inhibitors such as
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diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the
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that has no outlet to the ocean. Dissolved salts in the runoff thus remain in the lake and raise the water's
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Swainson, IP; Hammond, RP (2001). "Ikaite, CaCO3· 6H2O: Cold comfort for glendonites as paleothermometers".
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using Super 8 footage and photographs of this trip. An audio recording by Smithson and Heizer, two songs by
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has two bands: Eastern and Western. The Eastern Mono joined the Western Mono bands' villages annually at
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formed in response and won a legal battle that forced Los Angeles to partially replenish the lake level.
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Aerial view of Mono Lake in May 2019, with generous snow pack promising a good summer for the lake.
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The area around Mono Lake is currently geologically active. Volcanic activity is related to the
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Methods and Spatial Extent of Geophysical Investigations, Mono Lake, California, 2009 to 2011
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resistance (survives concentrations 500 times higher than humans), having 3 sexes, and being
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per liter of water) of the lake means that no fish are native to the lake. An attempt by the
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Ford, T.D.; Pedley, H.M. (1996). "A review of tufa and travertine deposits of the world".
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have continued the study of nesting populations on Mono Lake that was begun 35 years ago.
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of the lake shows it contains approximately 280 million tons of dissolved salts, with the
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These are original sketches of thinolite made by Edward S. Dana from his book from 1884:
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An unintended consequence of ending the water diversions was the onset of a period of
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The tufa types can roughly be divided into three main categories based on morphology:
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also arrive at Mono Lake each spring to nest along the northern and eastern shores.
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Stine, Scott (1990). "Late holocene fluctuations of Mono Lake, eastern California".
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arrive from their nesting grounds, and feed until they continue their migration to
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The whole food chain of the lake is based on the high population of single-celled
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Through time, many hypotheses were developed regarding the formation of the large
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rise above the surface of Mono Lake. These limestone towers consist primarily of
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Russell (1883) studied the chemical composition of the different tufa types in
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LAWTON, HARRY W.; WILKE, PHILIP J.; DeDECKER, MARY; MASON, WILLIAM M. (1976).
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The hypersalinity and high alkalinity (pH=10 or equivalent to 4 milligrams of
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The basin was formed by geological forces over the last five million years:
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using pumice collected while visiting Mono on July 27, 1968, with his wife
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Russell, IC (1883). "Sketch of the geological history of Lake Lahontan".
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lundy Canyon
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Dunn, James (1953). "The origin of the deposits of tufa in Mono Lake".
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Dendritic tufa - branching structures that look similar to small shrubs
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Roadside Geology and Mining History of the Owens Valley and Mono Basin
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Russell, IC (1889). "Quaternary history of Mono Valley, California".
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Storm Over Mono: The Mono Lake Battle and the California Water Future
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and has been recognized as a site of international importance by the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mono Lake
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extended the Los Angeles Aqueduct system farther northward into the
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Thinolitic tufa - large well-formed crystals of several centimeters
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in Mono Lake. In the time prior to this, Mono Lake was typically "
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During early contact, the first known Mono Lake Paiute chief was
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Description of the Mono Lake tufa dates back to the 1880s, when
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Fire Mountains of the West: The Cascade and Mono Lake Volcanoes
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isotopes have also revealed a correlation with well-documented
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Map showing the system of once-interconnected Pleistocene lakes
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Lithoid tufa - massive and porous with a rock-like appearance
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rock formations). The lake's water level is notably variable.
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Mono Lake is a vital resting and eating stop for migratory
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In the recent past, Earth experienced periods of increased
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A crystallographic study of the thinolite of Lake Lahontan
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in Mono Lake because they reflect very cold temperatures.
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An important characteristic of Mono Lake is that it is a
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was the prehistoric predecessor to Mono Lake, during the
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Crystallographic Study of the Thinolite of Lake Lahontan
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towers became exposed, the water salinity doubled, and
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Map of the Mono Lake area showing geological features
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species were found living in the littoral sediment:
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was discovered in 1963. Ikaite, or hexahydrated CaCO
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From 4.5 to 2.6 million years ago, large volumes of
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Melack (1998). 2677: 493:by geologists, can be seen west of Mono Lake. 4153: 3908: 3766:Mono Lake Non-Site (Cinders near Black Point) 2827: 2361: 2359: 2357: 1951:Mono Lake Non-Site (Cinders near Black Point) 1344:. This may cause closed lakes to become very 3558: 3441: 3309:Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network 3134:"Frequently Asked Questions About Mono Lake" 2962: 2956: 2882: 2786: 2743: 2707: 2288:. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1620:use Mono Lake during their long migrations. 1590:Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network 557:Relief map of Mono Lake and surrounding area 363:The desert lake has an unusually productive 258:6,383 ft (1,946 m) above sea level 4017:"Don't Know What You Got ('Till It's Gone)" 4008: 3933: 3504:"California Indians and Their Reservations" 3156: 2671: 2623: 2608: 2560:10.1306/d4269530-2b26-11d7-8648000102c1865d 1427:Large numbers of alkali flies at Mono Lake. 616:, and how well the solution can neutralize 5416:Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (United States) 4160: 4146: 3814: 3621: 3619: 3617: 2507: 2354: 2249: 2247: 1885:National Audubon Society v. Superior Court 4109:"World Lake Database entry for Mono Lake" 3872: 3836: 3598:. Mono Lake Committee. October 21, 2020. 3265: 2662: 2638: 2576:. Mono Lake Committee. September 22, 2020 2419: 2228:. Mono Lake Committee. January 14, 2021. 2069:Don't Know What You Got ('Till It's Gone) 2015:underwater until the ripples dissipated. 1821:Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1398:The lake level has fluctuated during the 280:; numerous minor outcroppings (including 3966: 3496: 3447: 3411: 3238: 3126: 3100: 3072: 3070: 3068: 2647:""Ikaite", a New Mineral from Greenland" 2040:A scene featuring a volcano in the film 1931: 1883:to fight a now famous court battle, the 1790: 1778: 1669: 1571: 1430: 1422: 1292: 667: 600:Mono Lake is a highly alkaline lake, or 453: 4014: 3969:"Mono in the movies: Fair Wind to java" 3948:from the original on September 13, 2017 3738:. Mono Lake Committee. August 7, 2020. 3677: 3614: 3337:. Mono Lake Committee. August 7, 2020. 3222:. Mono Lake Committee. August 7, 2020. 3196:. Mono Lake Committee. August 7, 2020. 2629: 2614: 2365: 2316:from the original on September 22, 2023 2244: 2194: 2192: 2190: 1772: 1678:towers in Mono Lake; South Tufa (1981). 1623:Late every summer tens of thousands of 1514:, which is outstanding for its extreme 1482:, no bigger than a thumbnail, that are 595: 35:Aerial view of Mono Lake from the south 5373: 4067: 3985: 3914: 3708: 3385:The Journal of California Anthropology 3114:from the original on November 21, 2008 3110:. Microbial Life Education Resources. 2994: 2992: 2856: 2717:Geological Society of America Bulletin 2595: 2593: 2591: 2541: 2539: 2489:from the original on December 11, 2023 2437:from the original on December 29, 2014 2393:Geological Society of America Bulletin 2312:. American Museum of Natural History. 1987:(1963), were used for the soundtrack. 1452:California Department of Fish and Game 644:ions (Ca), the water will precipitate 5411:Native American history of California 4141: 3878: 3842: 3754: 3655:. 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(June 2003). 2599: 2545: 2334: 2273: 2261:from the original on August 31, 2013 2187: 2063:The music video for glam metal band 1783:Mono Lake viewed from the summit of 1697:of Mono Lake are from a band of the 4093:Mono Lake Tufa State Nature Reserve 4070:U.S. Geological Survey Circular 877 3784: 3690:from the original on April 15, 2023 3546:from the original on April 14, 2016 3508:SDSU Library and Information Access 3476: 3423:SDSU Library and Information Access 3293:from the original on March 9, 2020. 3144:from the original on April 18, 2017 3108:"Living in an Alkaline Environment" 2989: 2588: 2536: 2343: 2284:Introduction to Water in California 2232:from the original on March 28, 2024 1891:dust during periods of high winds. 1682: 458:Image of Mono Lake from space, 1985 420:levels and salt concentration. The 181:780 sq mi (2,030 km) 66:Location of Mono Lake in California 13: 4088:Mono Lake Area Visitor Information 3942:"Roughing it Chapters 38 & 39" 3742:from the original on April 5, 2024 3678:Sahagún, Louis (January 2, 2023). 3576:from the original on March 8, 2017 3341:from the original on April 5, 2024 3315:from the original on July 27, 2011 2870:from the original on June 15, 2010 1395:associated with a warmer climate. 663: 443:crustal stretching and associated 436:which flows through Lundy Canyon. 14: 5472: 5381:Saline lakes of the United States 4167: 4081: 4027:from the original on June 2, 2023 3939: 3792:"Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson, 3659:from the original on June 4, 2023 3458:from the original on June 6, 2011 3082:Mono Basin Research Clearinghouse 2339:. University of California Press. 1580:on tufa in the "South Tufa" area. 754: 53: 5391:Lakes of Mono County, California 4243: 3967:Harrison, Ken (March 19, 2015). 3828:. September 2011. Archived from 2548:Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 2109: 2095: 2081: 1907: 550: 538: 526: 447:and faulting at the base of the 305: 52: 45: 29: 4058:U.S. Department of the Interior 4043: 4015:Sweeney, Mike (July 19, 2011). 3979: 3960: 3728: 3709:Reznik, Bruce (June 27, 2023). 3702: 3671: 3645: 3588: 3470: 3372: 3353: 3327: 3212: 3186: 2923: 2821: 2795:Journal of Sedimentary Research 2566: 2501: 2475: 2449: 2431:Long Valley Caldera Field Guide 2144:Mono Basin National Scenic Area 1936:"South Tufa, Mono Lake" (2013). 1689:Population of Native California 1656:Point Blue Conservation Science 1416: 805:Climate data for Mono Lake, CA 408:Mono Lake occupies part of the 352:. The lack of an outlet causes 3919:. Mountain Press. p. 61. 3454:. San Francisco: Sierra Club. 3451:Place Names of the High Sierra 2384: 2328: 2302: 2218: 2046:(1953) was shot at Mono Lake. 1297:Mono Lake's "South Tufa" area. 707:crystals (also referred to as 564: 1: 5436:Endorheic lakes of California 3944:. Mono Basin Clearing House. 3596:"Protecting California Gulls" 2985:– via monolake.uga.edu. 2604:. Government Printing Office. 2530:10.1016/S0012-8252(96)00030-X 2200:"Quick Facts About Mono Lake" 2180: 1836:sands and formerly submerged 1440:, the Mono Lake brine shrimp. 1208:Average snowfall inches (cm) 381:people ate the alkali flies' 222:45,133 acres (18,265 ha) 5451:Lakes of Northern California 4049:Jayko, A.S., et al. (2013). 3059:10.1016/0031-0182(90)90221-R 3021:10.1016/0031-0182(90)90217-U 2940:10.1007/978-3-319-49143-1_11 2139:Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve 1288: 715:after some unknown original 377:). Historically, the native 16:Endorheic lake in California 7: 5441:Environmental controversies 4098:Mono Lake Committee website 3653:"Dust Sources at Mono Lake" 3479:"The Northern Paiute Bands" 2932:Ecology of Meromictic Lakes 2904:(4): 704–11. Archived from 2134:List of lakes in California 2074: 2058: 2018: 1866:National Science Foundation 994:Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 924:Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 10: 5477: 5456:Geological type localities 5053:Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point 4128:Landsat image of Mono Lake 3448:Farquhar, Francis (1926). 2898:Limnology and Oceanography 2071:" was filmed by the lake. 2035: 1940: 1922:(Mono Mills Road) on south 1920:California State Route 120 1800: 1744:Historical Yosemite Valley 1686: 1665: 1454:to stock the lake failed. 1409: 1405: 1277: 804: 796: 638:dissolved inorganic carbon 403: 108:38.0165908°N 119.0093116°W 5426:Environment of California 5337: 5241: 5095: 5025: 4894: 4833: 4795: 4784: 4656: 4536: 4445: 4420: 4359: 4298: 4252: 4241: 4182: 4175: 3267:10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.024 2368:Geology of the Mono Basin 2366:Tierney, Timothy (2000). 1767:Fresno County, California 1753:are currently located in 1555:Prismatolaimus dolichurus 1375:, which lasted until ~11 1207: 1133: 1063: 993: 923: 853: 848: 845: 842: 839: 836: 833: 830: 827: 824: 821: 818: 815: 812: 809: 608:is a measure of how many 288: 266: 262: 254: 242: 234: 226: 218: 210: 202: 198: 185: 175: 161: 139: 123: 84: 74: 40: 28: 23: 5421:Lakes of the Great Basin 1870:University of California 1848:, exposing the nests of 1811:diverted water from the 1707:Northern Paiute language 1567: 422:tributaries of Mono Lake 214:9.3 mi (15 km) 113:38.0165908; -119.0093116 4103:Mono Lake Visitor Guide 3986:Hughes, Howard (2009). 3629:. Mono Lake Committee. 3486:Anthropological Records 2866:. Mono Lake Committee. 2842:10.1023/A:1009696617671 2772:10.2138/am-2001-11-1223 2257:. Mono Lake Committee. 2170:, overlooking Mono Lake 1918:Mono Lake as seen from 1560:2 species of the order 1535:Mononchoides americanus 346:Mono County, California 238:159 ft (48 m) 206:13 mi (21 km) 79:Mono County, California 5002:Owens River Headwaters 4074:U.S. Geological Survey 4062:U.S. Geological Survey 2168:Lee Vining, California 2067:'s 1988 power ballad " 1937: 1852:to predators (such as 1819:in 1913. In 1941, the 1796: 1788: 1679: 1581: 1547:species of the family 1441: 1428: 1298: 677: 459: 230:57 ft (17 m) 3915:Harris, S.L. (2005). 3429:on September 26, 2010 3174:on September 28, 2007 3078:"Monthly Lake Levels" 2752:American Mineralogist 2510:Earth-Science Reviews 2280:Carle, David (2004). 1935: 1803:California Water Wars 1801:Further information: 1794: 1782: 1687:Further information: 1673: 1646:, second only to the 1629:red-necked phalaropes 1612:. One to two million 1575: 1434: 1426: 1412:Ecology of California 1296: 671: 457: 5401:Inyo National Forest 5012:Sequoia-Kings Canyon 4072:. Reston, Virginia: 3879:Twain, Mark (1996). 3843:Twain, Mark (1996). 3832:on October 13, 2011. 3260:(19): 3339–3344.e4. 2830:Aquatic Geochemistry 2815:10.1306/042800710176 2758:(11–12): 1530–1533. 2159:List of drying lakes 1977:, the main theme of 1945:In 1968, the artist 1817:Los Angeles Aqueduct 1773:Conservation efforts 1478:, a tiny species of 854:Record high °F (°C) 786:(.25-1.29 wt%), and 640:. Through supply of 596:Tufa tower formation 354:high levels of salts 5446:Lakes of California 5355:Pacific Crest Trail 5038:Calaveras Big Trees 4183:Peaks >14,000 ft 4021:The Huffington Post 3736:"State of the Lake" 3570:Mono Lake Committee 3051:1990PPP....78..333S 3013:1990PPP....78..241B 2977:on October 30, 2008 2911:on February 7, 2012 2807:2001JSedR..71..176B 2764:2001AmMin..86.1530S 2729:1989GSAB..101..913S 2692:1993Geo....21..971C 2664:10.14430/arctic3545 2634:. pp. 189–235. 2619:. pp. 261–394. 2522:1996ESRv...41..117F 2457:"Mono–Inyo Craters" 2405:2002GSAB..114..991R 2335:Hart, John (1996). 2052:High Plains Drifter 1993:, a photo taken by 1877:Mono Lake Committee 1859:In 1974, ecologist 1728:Hetch Hetchy Valley 1625:Wilson's phalaropes 1592:. Nearly 2,000,000 1542:Diplogaster rivalis 1064:Record low °F (°C) 479:Long Valley Caldera 398:Mono Lake Committee 104: /  5063:Grover Hot Springs 2206:on August 20, 2019 2008:Wish You Were Here 1938: 1928:In popular culture 1875:Gaines formed the 1797: 1789: 1705:. They speak the 1680: 1652:Cornell University 1644:Larus californicus 1582: 1442: 1429: 1358:changes in climate 1328:Lake-level history 1299: 678: 646:carbonate-minerals 460: 5368: 5367: 5360:Sierra High Route 5345:High Sierra Trail 5091: 5090: 5068:Lake Tahoe Nevada 4441: 4440: 4001:978-1-84511-902-7 3988:Aim for the Heart 3926:978-0-87842-511-2 3715:Los Angeles Times 3684:Los Angeles Times 3566:"About Mono Lake" 2949:978-3-319-49141-7 2645:Pauly, H (1963). 2600:Dana, ES (1884). 2226:"Water Chemistry" 2103:California portal 2049:Most of the film 2043:Fair Wind to Java 1761:, and several in 1751:Mono Reservations 1695:indigenous people 1578:Audubon's warbler 1285: 1284: 686:Israel C. Russell 580:minerals such as 498:Mono–Inyo Craters 388:When the city of 298: 297: 255:Surface elevation 5468: 5304:Mammoth Mountain 5279:Donner Ski Ranch 5208:South Lake Tahoe 5078:South Yuba River 4895:Wilderness areas 4856:Lake Tahoe Basin 4846:Humboldt–Toiyabe 4834:National forests 4793: 4792: 4377:Bear Creek Spire 4247: 4180: 4179: 4162: 4155: 4148: 4139: 4138: 4124: 4122: 4120: 4115:on July 22, 2011 4111:. Archived from 4077: 4037: 4036: 4034: 4032: 4012: 4006: 4005: 3983: 3977: 3976: 3964: 3958: 3957: 3955: 3953: 3937: 3931: 3930: 3912: 3906: 3905: 3903: 3901: 3876: 3870: 3869: 3867: 3865: 3840: 3834: 3833: 3818: 3812: 3811: 3809: 3807: 3788: 3782: 3781: 3779: 3777: 3758: 3752: 3751: 3749: 3747: 3732: 3726: 3725: 3723: 3721: 3706: 3700: 3699: 3697: 3695: 3675: 3669: 3668: 3666: 3664: 3649: 3643: 3642: 3640: 3638: 3623: 3612: 3611: 3609: 3607: 3592: 3586: 3585: 3583: 3581: 3562: 3556: 3555: 3553: 3551: 3545: 3538: 3530: 3524: 3523: 3521: 3519: 3514:on July 26, 2010 3510:. Archived from 3500: 3494: 3493: 3483: 3474: 3468: 3467: 3465: 3463: 3445: 3439: 3438: 3436: 3434: 3425:. Archived from 3415: 3409: 3408: 3376: 3370: 3369: 3357: 3351: 3350: 3348: 3346: 3331: 3325: 3324: 3322: 3320: 3301: 3295: 3294: 3292: 3269: 3251: 3242: 3236: 3235: 3233: 3231: 3216: 3210: 3209: 3207: 3205: 3190: 3184: 3183: 3181: 3179: 3170:. Archived from 3160: 3154: 3153: 3151: 3149: 3138:www.monolake.org 3130: 3124: 3123: 3121: 3119: 3104: 3098: 3097: 3095: 3093: 3074: 3063: 3062: 3045:(3–4): 333–381. 3034: 3025: 3024: 3007:(3–4): 241–286. 2996: 2987: 2986: 2984: 2982: 2976: 2970:. Archived from 2969: 2960: 2954: 2953: 2927: 2921: 2920: 2918: 2916: 2910: 2895: 2886: 2880: 2879: 2877: 2875: 2860: 2854: 2853: 2836:(3/4): 429–454. 2825: 2819: 2818: 2790: 2784: 2783: 2747: 2741: 2740: 2711: 2705: 2703: 2675: 2669: 2668: 2666: 2642: 2636: 2635: 2627: 2621: 2620: 2612: 2606: 2605: 2597: 2586: 2585: 2583: 2581: 2570: 2564: 2563: 2543: 2534: 2533: 2516:(3–4): 117–175. 2505: 2499: 2498: 2496: 2494: 2479: 2473: 2472: 2470: 2468: 2453: 2447: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2423: 2417: 2416: 2388: 2382: 2381: 2363: 2352: 2347: 2341: 2340: 2332: 2326: 2325: 2323: 2321: 2306: 2300: 2299: 2287: 2277: 2271: 2270: 2268: 2266: 2251: 2242: 2241: 2239: 2237: 2222: 2216: 2215: 2213: 2211: 2196: 2164:Whoa Nellie Deli 2119: 2117:Geography portal 2114: 2113: 2112: 2105: 2100: 2099: 2098: 2091: 2086: 2085: 2084: 1911: 1850:California gulls 1734:, and along the 1683:Native Americans 1640:California gulls 1602:American avocets 802: 801: 569:Many columns of 554: 542: 530: 426:Lee Vining Creek 333: 328: 327: 324: 323: 320: 317: 314: 311: 165: 164:Primary outflows 152:Lee Vining Creek 143: 119: 118: 116: 115: 114: 109: 105: 102: 101: 100: 97: 87: 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 20: 5476: 5475: 5471: 5470: 5469: 5467: 5466: 5465: 5371: 5370: 5369: 5364: 5350:John Muir Trail 5333: 5319:Palisades Tahoe 5314:Sierra at Tahoe 5237: 5133:Incline Village 5087: 5048:Donner Memorial 5021: 4890: 4829: 4820:Devils Postpile 4797: 4787: 4780: 4652: 4532: 4437: 4416: 4355: 4294: 4248: 4239: 4235:Middle Palisade 4171: 4166: 4118: 4116: 4107: 4084: 4046: 4041: 4040: 4030: 4028: 4013: 4009: 4002: 3984: 3980: 3965: 3961: 3951: 3949: 3938: 3934: 3927: 3913: 3909: 3899: 3897: 3895: 3877: 3873: 3863: 3861: 3859: 3841: 3837: 3820: 3819: 3815: 3805: 3803: 3790: 3789: 3785: 3775: 3773: 3760: 3759: 3755: 3745: 3743: 3734: 3733: 3729: 3719: 3717: 3707: 3703: 3693: 3691: 3676: 3672: 3662: 3660: 3651: 3650: 3646: 3636: 3634: 3625: 3624: 3615: 3605: 3603: 3594: 3593: 3589: 3579: 3577: 3564: 3563: 3559: 3549: 3547: 3543: 3536: 3532: 3531: 3527: 3517: 3515: 3502: 3501: 3497: 3481: 3475: 3471: 3461: 3459: 3446: 3442: 3432: 3430: 3417: 3416: 3412: 3377: 3373: 3358: 3354: 3344: 3342: 3333: 3332: 3328: 3318: 3316: 3303: 3302: 3298: 3290: 3254:Current Biology 3249: 3243: 3239: 3229: 3227: 3218: 3217: 3213: 3203: 3201: 3192: 3191: 3187: 3177: 3175: 3162: 3161: 3157: 3147: 3145: 3132: 3131: 3127: 3117: 3115: 3106: 3105: 3101: 3091: 3089: 3076: 3075: 3066: 3035: 3028: 2997: 2990: 2980: 2978: 2974: 2967: 2961: 2957: 2950: 2928: 2924: 2914: 2912: 2908: 2893: 2887: 2883: 2873: 2871: 2864:"Mono Lake FAQ" 2862: 2861: 2857: 2826: 2822: 2791: 2787: 2748: 2744: 2712: 2708: 2686:(11): 971–974. 2676: 2672: 2643: 2639: 2628: 2624: 2613: 2609: 2598: 2589: 2579: 2577: 2572: 2571: 2567: 2544: 2537: 2506: 2502: 2492: 2490: 2481: 2480: 2476: 2466: 2464: 2455: 2454: 2450: 2440: 2438: 2425: 2424: 2420: 2389: 2385: 2378: 2364: 2355: 2348: 2344: 2333: 2329: 2319: 2317: 2308: 2307: 2303: 2296: 2278: 2274: 2264: 2262: 2253: 2252: 2245: 2235: 2233: 2224: 2223: 2219: 2209: 2207: 2198: 2197: 2188: 2183: 2115: 2110: 2108: 2101: 2096: 2094: 2087: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2061: 2038: 2021: 1967:Waylon Jennings 1947:Robert Smithson 1943: 1930: 1925: 1924: 1923: 1917: 1912: 1881:Audubon Society 1805: 1799: 1798: 1775: 1732:Yosemite Valley 1699:Northern Paiute 1691: 1685: 1668: 1648:Great Salt Lake 1596:, including 35 1570: 1464:present in the 1444: 1443: 1419: 1414: 1408: 1330: 1291: 1286: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1252: 1247: 1242: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1222: 1217: 1212: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 799: 791: 776: 757: 726: 666: 664:Tufa morphology 655: 635: 627: 598: 587: 567: 562: 561: 560: 559: 558: 555: 547: 546: 543: 535: 534: 531: 441:basin and range 414:endorheic basin 406: 350:endorheic basin 331: 308: 304: 246:2,970,000  189: countries 142:Primary inflows 112: 110: 106: 103: 98: 95: 93: 91: 90: 70: 69: 68: 67: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5474: 5464: 5463: 5461:Eutrophication 5458: 5453: 5448: 5443: 5438: 5433: 5428: 5423: 5418: 5413: 5408: 5403: 5398: 5393: 5388: 5386:Shrunken lakes 5383: 5366: 5365: 5363: 5362: 5357: 5352: 5347: 5341: 5339: 5335: 5334: 5332: 5331: 5326: 5321: 5316: 5311: 5306: 5301: 5296: 5291: 5286: 5281: 5276: 5271: 5266: 5261: 5256: 5251: 5249:Alpine Meadows 5245: 5243: 5239: 5238: 5236: 5235: 5230: 5225: 5220: 5215: 5210: 5205: 5200: 5195: 5190: 5185: 5180: 5175: 5170: 5165: 5160: 5155: 5150: 5145: 5140: 5135: 5130: 5125: 5120: 5115: 5110: 5105: 5099: 5097: 5093: 5092: 5089: 5088: 5086: 5085: 5080: 5075: 5070: 5065: 5060: 5055: 5050: 5045: 5040: 5035: 5029: 5027: 5023: 5022: 5020: 5019: 5014: 5009: 5004: 4999: 4994: 4989: 4984: 4979: 4974: 4969: 4964: 4959: 4954: 4949: 4944: 4939: 4934: 4929: 4924: 4919: 4917:Carson–Iceberg 4914: 4909: 4904: 4898: 4896: 4892: 4891: 4889: 4888: 4883: 4878: 4873: 4868: 4863: 4858: 4853: 4848: 4843: 4837: 4835: 4831: 4830: 4828: 4827: 4822: 4817: 4812: 4807: 4801: 4799: 4796:National parks 4790: 4782: 4781: 4779: 4778: 4773: 4768: 4763: 4758: 4753: 4748: 4743: 4738: 4733: 4728: 4723: 4718: 4713: 4708: 4703: 4698: 4693: 4688: 4687: 4686: 4681: 4676: 4671: 4660: 4658: 4654: 4653: 4651: 4650: 4645: 4640: 4635: 4630: 4625: 4620: 4615: 4610: 4605: 4600: 4595: 4590: 4585: 4580: 4575: 4574: 4573: 4563: 4558: 4557: 4556: 4551: 4540: 4538: 4534: 4533: 4531: 4530: 4525: 4520: 4515: 4510: 4505: 4500: 4495: 4490: 4485: 4480: 4475: 4470: 4465: 4460: 4455: 4449: 4447: 4443: 4442: 4439: 4438: 4436: 4435: 4430: 4424: 4422: 4418: 4417: 4415: 4414: 4409: 4404: 4399: 4394: 4389: 4384: 4379: 4374: 4369: 4363: 4361: 4360:Southern peaks 4357: 4356: 4354: 4353: 4348: 4343: 4338: 4333: 4328: 4323: 4318: 4313: 4308: 4302: 4300: 4296: 4295: 4293: 4292: 4287: 4282: 4277: 4272: 4267: 4262: 4256: 4254: 4253:Northern peaks 4250: 4249: 4242: 4240: 4238: 4237: 4232: 4227: 4222: 4217: 4212: 4207: 4202: 4200:North Palisade 4197: 4192: 4186: 4184: 4177: 4173: 4172: 4165: 4164: 4157: 4150: 4142: 4136: 4135: 4130: 4125: 4105: 4100: 4095: 4090: 4083: 4082:External links 4080: 4079: 4078: 4065: 4045: 4042: 4039: 4038: 4007: 4000: 3994:. p. 28. 3978: 3959: 3932: 3925: 3907: 3893: 3871: 3857: 3835: 3813: 3783: 3753: 3727: 3701: 3670: 3644: 3613: 3587: 3557: 3525: 3495: 3469: 3440: 3410: 3371: 3352: 3326: 3296: 3237: 3220:"Alkali Files" 3211: 3194:"Brine Shrimp" 3185: 3155: 3125: 3099: 3064: 3026: 2988: 2955: 2948: 2922: 2881: 2855: 2820: 2801:(1): 176–189. 2785: 2742: 2723:(7): 913–917. 2706: 2670: 2657:(4): 263–264. 2637: 2622: 2607: 2587: 2565: 2535: 2500: 2474: 2448: 2418: 2383: 2376: 2353: 2342: 2327: 2301: 2294: 2272: 2243: 2217: 2185: 2184: 2182: 2179: 2178: 2177: 2171: 2161: 2156: 2153:arsenic in DNA 2146: 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Index


location of Mono Lake in eastern California
Mono County, California
38°01′00″N 119°00′34″W / 38.0165908°N 119.0093116°W / 38.0165908; -119.0093116
Type
Endorheic
Monomictic
Primary inflows
Rush Creek
Lee Vining Creek
Mill Creek
Primary outflows
Evaporation
Catchment area
Basin
United States
acre⋅ft
Islands
Negit Island
Paoha Island
tufa
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mono Lake
/ˈmn/
MOH-noh
saline
soda lake
Mono County, California
endorheic basin
high levels of salts
alkaline

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