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description of point |
elevation & coordinates |
Sierra Crest |
headwaters (San Joaquin Mountain summit)[1]:113 |
11,555 ft (3,522 m)37°43′09″N 119°6′21″W / 37.71917°N 119.10583°W / 37.71917; -119.10583 |
Deadman Creek |
watercourse originates (perennial flow east of summit) |
10,794 ft (3,290 m)[3]37°43′12″N 119°5′58″W / 37.72000°N 119.09944°W / 37.72000; -119.09944 |
Sierra Escarpment |
watercourse exits the Sierra Nevada |
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Glass Creek |
confluence[1]:111 |
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lower montane forest |
exits upper montane forest into pinyon/juniper-dominated area |
9,000 ft (2,700 m) |
Big Springs |
confluence (river designation) |
7,248 ft (2,209 m)[3]37°45′01″N 118°56′20″W / 37.75028°N 118.93889°W / 37.75028; -118.93889 |
Long Valley |
enters valley |
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Basin & Range ecoregion |
enters bitterbrush/sagebrush-dominated area[1]:26 |
7,000 ft (2,100 m) |
Long Valley Caldera |
enters volcanic region of Walker Lane |
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stream gauge prior to tunnel 76 cu ft/s (2.2 m3/s), 350/150 spring/winter[1]:67,108 |
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-16 cu ft/s (0.45 m3/s) outflow into Mono Craters tunnel (1941-1989 inflow)[1]:67,70 |
[1]:108 ... |
exits Inyo National Forest |
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exits Inaja Ranch[1]:89 |
[1]:89 ... |
confluence, Hot Creek[1]:47 |
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Benton Crossing[1]:89 |
[1]:89 ... |
Crowley Lake |
enters reservoir |
[1]:89 ... |
confluence, Convict Creek (west side) |
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confluence, Hilton Creek (south side) |
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inflow of water diverted from Rock Creek[1] |
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confluence, Whiskey Creek (south) |
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confluence, Crooked Creek (south)[4] |
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-16 cu ft/s (0.45 m3/s)[5] diversion (hydroelectric pipeline to Pleasant V Reservoir)[6] |
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Long Valley Dam (exits caldera & 380 sq mi (980 km2) Long Hydrologic Unit)[1] |
6,783 ft (2,067 m)[3]37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W / 37.58806; -118.70694 |
Owens River Gorge |
stream gauge at main weir (downstream of dam)[1]:74 |
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re-enters Inyo National Forest |
37°35′21″N 118°41′58″W / 37.58917°N 118.69944°W / 37.58917; -118.69944 |
exits Mono County, enters Inyo County[7] |
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exits Inyo National Forest |
37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W / 37.58806; -118.70694 |
confluence, Lower Rock Creek |
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enters Pleasant Valley Reservoir |
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reservoir dam (Middle Owens River begins)[4]:T-2 |
37°24′53″N 118°31′28″W / 37.41472°N 118.52444°W / 37.41472; -118.52444 |
enters valley at exit of gorge[8] |
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Round Valley[7] |
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Horton Creek |
confluence |
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Owens Valley |
exits Round Valley,[8]:4 enters Owens Valley |
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Spring Valley Wash |
confluence |
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McNally canals |
diversion for irrigation[4] |
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Fish Slough |
confluence |
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US 6 |
bridge |
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Laws Ditch |
inflow north of Bishop, California[4] |
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Bishop Creek |
confluence |
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Big Pine canal |
diversion[4] |
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Fish Springs canal |
diversion[4] |
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A-drain |
inflow[4] |
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Big Pine Creek |
confluence |
3,916 ft (1,194 m)[3]37°10′22″N 118°15′34″W / 37.17278°N 118.25944°W / 37.17278; -118.25944 |
Tinemaha Reservoir |
gauge station at inflow |
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confluence, Tinemaha Creek (west side) |
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outlet at dam |
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Owens Lake Watershed |
exits Crowley Lake Watershed |
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LA Aqueduct |
325-foot (99 m) diversion weir (Lower Owens River begins)[4]:T-2 |
36°58′32″N 118°12′38″W / 36.97556°N 118.21056°W / 36.97556; -118.21056 |
SR 136 |
stream gauge & pumpback station at Keeler Bridge |
36°34′28″N 118°0′40″W / 36.57444°N 118.01111°W / 36.57444; -118.01111 |
Owens Lake |
mouth |
3,556 ft (1,084 m)36°26′0″N 117°57′3″W / 36.43333°N 117.95083°W / 36.43333; -117.95083 |