|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
gptkb:lake
|
|
gptkbp:area
|
about 69 square miles
|
|
gptkbp:catchmentArea
|
770 square miles
|
|
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans
|
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
|
|
gptkbp:elevation
|
6,380 feet
|
|
gptkbp:filmingLocation
|
gptkb:Fairy_Tale:_A_True_Story
gptkb:High_Plains_Drifter
|
|
gptkbp:formed
|
at least 760,000 years ago
|
|
gptkbp:hasIsland
|
gptkb:Negit_Island
gptkb:Paoha_Island
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Mono Lake, California
|
|
gptkbp:inflow
|
gptkb:Mill_Creek
gptkb:Lee_Vining_Creek
gptkb:Rush_Creek
|
|
gptkbp:locatedIn
|
gptkb:California
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Mono_County,_California
|
|
gptkbp:maximumDepth
|
about 56 feet
about 159 feet
|
|
gptkbp:namedAfter
|
gptkb:Mono_people
|
|
gptkbp:nearestCity
|
gptkb:Lee_Vining
|
|
gptkbp:notableEvent
|
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Aqueduct_diversion_(1941)
|
|
gptkbp:notableFeature
|
alkaline water
tufa towers
high salinity
|
|
gptkbp:notableFor
|
unique ecosystem
important migratory bird habitat
limnological research
California gull breeding site
alkaliphilic bacteria
large population of brine shrimp
|
|
gptkbp:outflow
|
none (endorheic)
|
|
gptkbp:pH
|
about 10
|
|
gptkbp:photographed
|
gptkb:Ansel_Adams
gptkb:Galen_Rowell
|
|
gptkbp:protectedBy
|
gptkb:Mono_Lake_Tufa_State_Natural_Reserve
gptkb:Mono_Basin_National_Forest_Scenic_Area
|
|
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
|
ongoing since 1994
|
|
gptkbp:salinity
|
about 78 g/L
|
|
gptkbp:subjectOf
|
legal battles over water rights
Mono Lake Committee conservation efforts
|
|
gptkbp:threats
|
gptkb:river
|
|
gptkbp:touristAttraction
|
gptkb:Mono_Basin_Scenic_Area_Visitor_Center
gptkb:Mono_Lake_Tufa_State_Natural_Reserve
|
|
gptkbp:type
|
endorheic lake
|
|
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
|
gptkb:Biosphere_Reserve_(proposed)
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:High_Plains_Drifter
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
|