Owens Lake
Owens Lake is a mostly dry lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada of Inyo County, California, located about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Lone Pine, California. Unlike most dry lakes in the Basin and Range Province that have been dry for thousands of years, Owens held water until 1924. Today, some of the flow of the river has been restored, and the lake now has some water.
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| Location | Sierra Nevada Inyo County, California, USA |
| Coordinates | 36°26′00″N 117°57′03″W / 36.433269°N 117.950916°WCoordinates: 36°26′00″N 117°57′03″W / 36.433269°N 117.950916°W |
| Lake type | Flat |
| Primary inflows | Owens River Natural springs and wells |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 17.5 mi (28.2 km) |
| Max. width | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Max. depth | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Surface elevation | 3,556 ft (1,084 m) |
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Map showing the system of once-interconnected Pleistocene lakes in eastern California (USGS)
Owens Lake from the Horseshoe Meadows Road
Alkali dust storm at Owens Lake
This astronaut photograph shows the mostly dry bed of Owens Lake.
The remains of the Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns.
