wikiarticle for point
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description of point
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elevation & coordinates
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Sierra Crest
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headwaters (San Joaquin Mountain summit)
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11,555 ft (3,522 m)37°43′09″N 119°6′21″W / 37.71917°N 119.10583°W / 37.71917; -119.10583
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Deadman Creek
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watercourse originates (perennial flow east of summit)
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10,794 ft (3,290 m)37°43′12″N 119°5′58″W / 37.72000°N 119.09944°W / 37.72000; -119.09944
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Sierra Escarpment
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watercourse exits the Sierra Nevada
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Glass Creek
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confluence
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lower montane forest
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exits upper montane forest into pinyon/juniper-dominated area
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9,000 ft (2,700 m)
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Big Springs
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confluence (river designation)
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7,248 ft (2,209 m)37°45′01″N 118°56′20″W / 37.75028°N 118.93889°W / 37.75028; -118.93889
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Long Valley
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enters valley
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Basin & Range ecoregion
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enters bitterbrush/sagebrush-dominated area
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7,000 ft (2,100 m)
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Long Valley Caldera
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enters volcanic region of Walker Lane
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stream gauge prior to tunnel 76 cu ft/s (2.2 m/s), 350/150 spring/winter
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-16 cu ft/s (0.45 m/s) outflow into Mono Craters tunnel (1941-1989 inflow)
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exits Inyo National Forest
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exits Inaja Ranch
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confluence, Hot Creek
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Benton Crossing
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Crowley Lake
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enters reservoir
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confluence, Convict Creek (west side)
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confluence, Hilton Creek (south side)
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inflow of water diverted from Rock Creek
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confluence, Whiskey Creek (south)
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confluence, Crooked Creek (south)
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-16 cu ft/s (0.45 m/s) diversion (hydroelectric pipeline to Pleasant V Reservoir)
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Long Valley Dam (exits caldera & 380 sq mi (980 km) Long Hydrologic Unit)
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6,783 ft (2,067 m)37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W / 37.58806; -118.70694
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Owens River Gorge
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stream gauge at main weir (downstream of dam)
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re-enters Inyo National Forest
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37°35′21″N 118°41′58″W / 37.58917°N 118.69944°W / 37.58917; -118.69944
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exits Mono County, enters Inyo County
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exits Inyo National Forest
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37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W / 37.58806; -118.70694
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confluence, Lower Rock Creek
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enters Pleasant Valley Reservoir
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reservoir dam (Middle Owens River begins)
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37°24′53″N 118°31′28″W / 37.41472°N 118.52444°W / 37.41472; -118.52444
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enters valley at exit of gorge
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Round Valley
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Horton Creek
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confluence
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Owens Valley
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exits Round Valley, enters Owens Valley
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Spring Valley Wash
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confluence
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McNally canals
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diversion for irrigation
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Fish Slough
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confluence
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US 6
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bridge
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Laws Ditch
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inflow north of Bishop, California
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Bishop Creek
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confluence
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Big Pine canal
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diversion
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Fish Springs canal
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diversion
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A-drain
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inflow
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Big Pine Creek
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confluence
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3,916 ft (1,194 m)37°10′22″N 118°15′34″W / 37.17278°N 118.25944°W / 37.17278; -118.25944
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Tinemaha Reservoir
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gauge station at inflow
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confluence, Tinemaha Creek (west side)
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outlet at dam
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Owens Lake Watershed
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exits Crowley Lake Watershed
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LA Aqueduct
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325-foot (99 m) diversion weir (Lower Owens River begins)
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36°58′32″N 118°12′38″W / 36.97556°N 118.21056°W / 36.97556; -118.21056
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SR 136
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stream gauge & pumpback station at Keeler Bridge
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36°34′28″N 118°0′40″W / 36.57444°N 118.01111°W / 36.57444; -118.01111
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Owens Lake
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mouth
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3,556 ft (1,084 m)36°26′0″N 117°57′3″W / 36.43333°N 117.95083°W / 36.43333; -117.95083
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