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My trip to Mono Lake


My trip to Mono Lake.

Mono Lake is located in Nothern California, It is on the way to Yosemite National park. Mono lake is a really old lake, it was formed 760,000 years ago. Mono Lake gets its name from “Monachi” a Yokut term derived from the Native American tribe, located in the East and West Sierra Nevada. They were also known as fly eaters.
Mono Lake is known as the salty lake. It is three times as salty as the ocean. The reason being, Mono Lake is surrounded by mountains causing it to have no out lets, the only way for the water to escape is through evaporation. The water flows in but not out. The water in Mono Lake is very soapy and slippery. Mono lake is known to be a rest stop for several migratory shorebirds, and has been recognized as a (site of international importance western hemisphere shore bird reserve). Nearly 2,000,000 water birds and 35 shore birds use mono Lake as their rest stop and feeding ground. The brine shrimp known to be white in color have adapted to the salty water of Mono Lake.

The salinity of the water is twice as much as the Pacific Ocean. In 1941 the average salinity was 50 grams per liter. But in 1982 when the water level reached the lowest level of 6,372 feet, the salinity doubled to 99 grams/ liter. The PH level of the lake is 10 and is alkaline.
What is Tufa?
Tufa is nothing but lime stone. Formed by underwater chemical reactions. When calcium comes in contact with carbonates, a chemical reaction takes place, forming calcium carbonate. This starts to harden over decades forming what is known as Tufa. The south Tufa is the biggest, the can reach up to heights of 30 feet.

Conversational efforts.
The city of Los Angeles diverted water from the Owens River in to a large aqua duct in 1913. This was also the source of water for the Mono Lake. The rapid expansion of the aqua duct caused excess evaporation.
This lake is a lovely, unique and a must visit. I found its history very interesting, it also looks spectacular. All in all it was amazing.


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  1. pjr24 July 2016 at 22:14

    Good one...very descriptive

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  2. Unknown24 July 2016 at 23:53

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    1. Unknown25 July 2016 at 00:14

      Nice article, feels like being there again!

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    2. Unknown25 July 2016 at 00:15

      Nice article, feels like being there again!

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