Owens River course facts for kids
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The Owens River course begins (top left) as Deadman Creek, and the river designation begins where the Big Springs tributary enters the Deadman Creek channel.
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 120 mi (190 km), north-south |
The Owens River course includes headwaters points near the Upper San Joaquin Watershed, reservoirs and diversion points (e.g., for the Los Angeles Aqueduct), and the river's mouth at Owens Lake. The river drains the Crowley Lake Watershed (USGS HUC 18090102) of 1,900 sq mi (4,900 km2) and the north portion of the Owens Lake Watershed (USGS HUC 18090103) of 1,340 sq mi (3,500 km2).
| wikiarticle for point | description of point | elevation & coordinates |
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| Sierra Crest | headwaters (San Joaquin Mountain summit) | 11,555 ft (3,522 m)37°43′09″N 119°6′21″W / 37.71917°N 119.10583°W |
| Deadman Creek | watercourse originates (perennial flow east of summit) | 10,794 ft (3,290 m)37°43′12″N 119°5′58″W / 37.72000°N 119.09944°W |
| Sierra Escarpment | watercourse exits the Sierra Nevada | |
| Glass Creek | confluence | |
| 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)37°45′01″N 118°56′20″W / 37.75028°N 118.93889°W |
| Long Valley | enters valley | |
| Basin & Range ecoregion | enters bitterbrush/sagebrush-dominated area | 7,000 ft (2,100 m) |
| Long Valley Caldera | enters volcanic region of Walker Lane | |
| stream gauge prior to tunnel 76 cu ft/s (2.2 m3/s), 350/150 spring/winter | ||
| -16 cu ft/s (0.45 m3/s) outflow into Mono Craters tunnel (1941-1989 inflow) | ... | |
| exits Inyo National Forest | ||
| exits Inaja Ranch | ... | |
| confluence, Hot Creek | ||
| Benton Crossing | ... | |
| Crowley Lake | enters reservoir | ... |
| confluence, Convict Creek (west side) | ||
| confluence, Hilton Creek (south side) | ||
| inflow of water diverted from Rock Creek | ||
| confluence, Whiskey Creek (south) | ||
| confluence, Crooked Creek (south) | ||
| -16 cu ft/s (0.45 m3/s) diversion (hydroelectric pipeline to Pleasant V Reservoir) | ||
| Long Valley Dam (exits caldera & 380 sq mi (980 km2) Long Hydrologic Unit) | 6,783 ft (2,067 m)37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W | |
| Owens River Gorge | stream gauge at main weir (downstream of dam) | |
| re-enters Inyo National Forest | 37°35′21″N 118°41′58″W / 37.58917°N 118.69944°W | |
| exits Mono County, enters Inyo County | ||
| exits Inyo National Forest | 37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W | |
| confluence, Lower Rock Creek | ||
| enters Pleasant Valley Reservoir | ||
| reservoir dam (Middle Owens River begins) | 37°24′53″N 118°31′28″W / 37.41472°N 118.52444°W | |
| enters valley at exit of gorge | ||
| Round Valley | ||
| Horton Creek | confluence | |
| Owens Valley | exits Round Valley, enters Owens Valley | |
| Spring Valley Wash | confluence | |
| McNally canals | diversion for irrigation | |
| Fish Slough | confluence | |
| US 6 | bridge | |
| Laws Ditch | inflow north of Bishop, California | |
| Bishop Creek | confluence | |
| Big Pine canal | diversion | |
| Fish Springs canal | diversion | |
| A-drain | inflow | |
| Big Pine Creek | confluence | 3,916 ft (1,194 m)37°10′22″N 118°15′34″W / 37.17278°N 118.25944°W |
| Tinemaha Reservoir | gauge station at inflow | |
| confluence, Tinemaha Creek (west side) | ||
| outlet at dam | ||
| Owens Lake Watershed | exits Crowley Lake Watershed | |
| LA Aqueduct | 325-foot (99 m) diversion weir [1] (Lower Owens River begins) | 36°58′32″N 118°12′38″W / 36.97556°N 118.21056°W |
| SR 136 | stream gauge & pumpback station at Keeler Bridge | 36°34′28″N 118°0′40″W / 36.57444°N 118.01111°W |
| Owens Lake | mouth | 3,556 ft (1,084 m)36°26′0″N 117°57′3″W / 36.43333°N 117.95083°W |
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