mono lake

mono lake, eastern sierra, south tufas. mono lake is est to be 780,000 yrs old, one of the oldest on the continent and one with no natural outlet. 3 times saliter than the ocean means no fish. the tufas are formed by underground springs high in alkaline and were not exposed until a diversion of water to socal in the early 1900s lowered the lake 140+' and reduced the surface are by 30%. restoration has been underway since the '70s. the water is rich in brine shrimp and a major stopover for birds on their migratory flyway

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