Mono Lake by junge1
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Description
Mono Lake is believed to have formed at least 760,000 years ago. Beginning in 1941 water was being diverted to provide resources for the growing Los Angeles area. So much water was diverted that evaporation exceeded inflow and the surface water level was falling rapidly. By 1982 the surface area of the lake was reduced to 152.5 sqkm, a 31 percent loss of the 1941 surface area.
Since 1994 attempts have been made to prevent further loss and the surface water level has risen since then, but is still below historic levels.
This picture was taken on 22 September 2008.
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Comments (42)
flora-crassella
ein beindruckendes Panorama!!!! Sehr schön!!!!!
tallpindo
When you gdet here coming from the Sierras you are back in the desert. Time to get out and dig the desolation!
HannaK
Interesting Thanks for sharing
cherokee1961
Great panoramic capture - you beat me to it! ;-)
ElizaB
interesting panoramic capture
kasalin
Wonderful panorama
JeffG7BRJ
Fantastic panoramic view Sig, strange how the paved road comes to an abrupt stop bottom right. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!
virginiese Online Now!
Better see in full size ! Great place and shot !
emmecielle
Fantastic panorama!!! :)
bebert
bravo , SUPERB pano !!!
artaddict2
It is a MUST to view zoomed-in, Fantastic pano!
Janiss
As always... wonderfull pano Sig!
Meisiekind
Wonderful panoramic shot Sig. Looks like an oasis in the harsh landscape. :)
West_coaster07
Very nice capture!!
annie5
Magnific panoramic capture! Yhanks for the info :)
MrsLubner
I do see improvement since the first time I saw photos of this lake back in the early '70s. There are not as many sentinals standing "guard" in the water either. :-) Outstanding pano.
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+!!!
tetsu-pino
Superb view!!! Splendid panoramic capture!!!
fredster66
Incredible view and image!
PD154
Excellent pano Sig, I like it!
MagikUnicorn
GORGEOUS
RobyHermida
Wonderful !
Richardphotos
it looks close to your vantage point but more than likely a long hike to the water's edge.very beautiful and outstanding landscape.I passed the lake but was short on time so I did not stop
MrsRatbag
Stunning pano, really wonderful work!
Ionel
Very well done, Sig! Beautiful and interesting pano view!!!
bluedarkmoon
Very beautiful and outstanding panorama Absolut genial.....
dragonmuse
Lovely pano.. Quite a substantial drop.. I do it hope it recovers.
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL PANORAMA :)
Iceshark39
Beautiful shot, Sig! It's places like this lovely lake that we really need to work hard at preserving.
leanndra
An amazing photo. Are those birds I see in the picture? Well, that is the price of civilization, isn't it? We seem, as a race, to destroy everything we touch. How sad.