Mono Lake on a Clear and Cloudless Afternoon
by Lindsay Thomson
Title
Mono Lake on a Clear and Cloudless Afternoon
Artist
Lindsay Thomson
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
The water is still and quiet with no wind to disturb the reflection of the tufa towers in the middle of Mono Lake.
Mono Lake, California is a very unique lake as it the water is saline. Migratory birds eat their fill of the brine shrimp and alkali flies that fill the waters of the lake. The most interesting feature of the lake are the tufa towers at the south end of the lake. They have an otherworldly appearance to them.
The tufas are calcium carbonate and are formed when calcium comes in contact the the carbonates in the lake. Underwater, they can grow up to heights of 30'. However, once the tufas are above the water, they can no longer grow and are susceptible to damage erosion.
Mono Lake is five times smaller today due to Los Angeles Department of Water & Power diverting water from the lake and rivers of Mono and Inyo Counties. Signs along the paths show how far the water level has receded over the past decades.
Read more about it at: www.monolake.org/learn/aboutmonolake/savingmonolake/
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April 19th, 2021
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