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Hydrologic System and Selected Water-Management Alternatives in the Owens Valley, California
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1588:Landforms of Inyo County, California
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1304:"USGS Elevation Web Service Query"
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177:. The river drains the
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1404:. MonoBasinResearch.org
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221:San Joaquin Mountain
203:description of point
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603:118°42′25″W
448:Walker Lane
425:bitterbrush
405:Long Valley
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379:118°56′20″W
360:Big Springs
328:confluence
324:Glass Creek
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190:Owens River
167:San Joaquin
161:Owens River
52:Owens River
38:Owens River
22:Owens River
18:watercourse
1577:Categories
1557:2010-06-14
1499:2010-07-13
1462:2010-07-13
1438:2010-07-13
1408:2010-06-14
1358:2010-06-12
1318:2010-02-19
1282:2010-06-07
1278:. USGS.gov
1258:2010-06-15
1197:References
1136:117°57′3″W
1118:Owens Lake
1091:118°0′40″W
1088:36°34′28″N
1044:36°58′32″N
958:37°10′22″N
924:diversion
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771:37°24′53″N
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376:37°45′01″N
283:119°5′58″W
280:37°43′12″N
237:119°6′21″W
234:37°43′09″N
175:Owens Lake
87:California
1133:36°26′0″N
689:, enters
499:Hot Creek
429:sagebrush
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68:Location
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877:bridge
751:enters
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192:course
73:Country
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1074:SR 136
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