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Mono Lake (/ ˈ m oʊ n oʊ / MOH-noh) is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin.The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake which make its water alkaline.
In 1974, David Gaines started to study the biology of Mono Lake. In 1975, while at Stanford, he started to get others interested in the ecosystem of Mono Lake. [37] This led to a 1977 report on the ecosystem of Mono Lake that highlighted dangers caused by the water diversion. In 1978, the Mono Lake Committee was formed to protect Mono Lake. [37]
Located in the middle of the county is Mono Lake, a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of tufa arising out of the salty and alkaline lake. Also located in Mono County is Bodie, the official state gold rush ghost town, which is now a California State Historic Park.
[20]: 24 Black Point, today on the north shore of Mono Lake, is a flattened volcanic cone of basaltic debris that formed under the surface of a much deeper Mono Lake about 13,300 years ago, during the most-recent glacial period. [22]: 53 Several eruptive episodes from 1,600 to 270 years before present in Mono Lake formed Negit Island.
For decades, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has relied on long-standing water rights to divert from the streams that feed Mono Lake.
Lake Russell is a former lake stage of Mono It was named in honour of Israel Russell , but is also known as Lake Mono in contrast to the present-day lake. [ 2 ] This lake was larger than present-day Mono Lake and occasionally overflowed first into the East Walker River and later into the Owens River .
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is located near Yosemite National Park within Mono County, in eastern California. It was established in 1981 [ 2 ] by the California State Legislature to preserve the natural limestone " tufa tower " formations at Mono Lake .
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