Owens Valley

Owens Valley is the arid ranching valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. The valley stretches for approximately 75 mi (120 km) between the Sierra Nevada on the west and the Inyo and White Mountains on the east. The mountains on either side (including Mount Whitney) reach above 14,000 ft (4,300 m) in elevation, while the floor of the Owens Valley is at 4000 ft (1,200 m), making the valley one of the deepest in the United States. The bed of Owens Lake, now a dry alkali flat, sits on the southern end of the valley. The valley is the source of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, a source of one-third the drinking water for Los Angeles, and is famous as the scene of one of the fiercest and long-running episodes of the California Water Wars.

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Owens River - Southeastern California - United States - Sierra Nevada - Inyo - White Mountains - Mount Whitney - Owens Lake - Los Angeles Aqueduct - Los Angeles - California Water Wars

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Historical events in Owens Valley inspired aspects of the film Chinatown.

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The Owens Valley stretches from Haiwee Reservoir in the south to the Sherwin Summit in the north (just north of the town of Bishop). Other towns in the Owens Valley include Lone Pine, Independence and Big Pine. The major road in the valley is U.S. Highway 395.

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Haiwee Reservoir - Sherwin Summit - Bishop - Lone Pine - Independence - Big Pine - U.S. Highway 395

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