Owens River course
The Owens River course includes headwaters points near the Upper San Joaquin Watershed, reservoirs and diversion points, and the river's mouth at Owens Lake. The river drains the Crowley Lake Watershed of and the north portion of the Owens Lake Watershed of.
wikiarticle for point | description of point | elevation & coordinates |
Sierra Crest | headwaters | |
Deadman Creek | watercourse originates | |
Sierra Escarpment | watercourse exits the Sierra Nevada | |
Glass Creek | confluence | |
lower montane forest | exits upper montane forest into pinyon/juniper-dominated area | |
Big Springs | confluence | |
Long Valley | enters valley | |
Basin & Range ecoregion | enters bitterbrush/sagebrush-dominated area | |
Long Valley Caldera | enters volcanic region of Walker Lane | |
Long Valley Caldera | stream gauge prior to tunnel, 350/150 spring/winter | |
Long Valley Caldera | - outflow into Mono Craters tunnel | ... |
Long Valley Caldera | exits Inyo National Forest | |
Long Valley Caldera | exits Inaja Ranch | ... |
Long Valley Caldera | confluence, Hot Creek | |
Long Valley Caldera | Benton Crossing | ... |
Crowley Lake | enters reservoir | ... |
Crowley Lake | confluence, Convict Creek | |
Crowley Lake | confluence, Hilton Creek | |
Crowley Lake | inflow of water diverted from Rock Creek | |
Crowley Lake | confluence, Whiskey Creek | |
Crowley Lake | confluence, Crooked Creek | |
Crowley Lake | - diversion | |
Crowley Lake | Long Valley Dam | |
Owens River Gorge | stream gauge at main weir | |
Owens River Gorge | re-enters Inyo National Forest | |
Owens River Gorge | exits Mono County, enters Inyo County | |
Owens River Gorge | exits Inyo National Forest | |
Owens River Gorge | confluence, Lower Rock Creek | |
Owens River Gorge | enters Pleasant Valley Reservoir | |
Owens River Gorge | reservoir dam | |
Owens River Gorge | enters valley at exit of gorge | |
Round Valley | enters valley at exit of gorge | |
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 | |
Tinemaha Reservoir | gauge station at inflow | |
Tinemaha Reservoir | confluence, Tinemaha Creek | |
Tinemaha Reservoir | outlet at dam | |
Owens Lake Watershed | exits Crowley Lake Watershed | |
LA Aqueduct | diversion weir | |
SR 136 | stream gauge & pumpback station at Keeler Bridge | |
Owens Lake | mouth |