Owens Valley
LocationUSA (California)
Area5,000 km2
ContinentNorth America
TypeBasin
About Owens Valley
A rift valley between the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains. Los Angeles diverted its water in 1913, draining Owens Lake and creating a massive dust problem. The subject of the film Chinatown.
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