Owens River

E79562

The Owens River is a river in eastern California that flows through the Owens Valley along the eastern Sierra Nevada and has been central to the region’s water supply and environmental history.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Owens River canonical 15
Owens River watershed 7
Owens River basin 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithProject Los Angeles Aqueduct project
basinArea Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
basinCountry United States
country United States
crossedBy U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED
divertedBy Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
ecosystem arid valley riparian corridor
environmentalIssue dust pollution from dry Owens Lake bed
reduced river flows due to diversions
fishSpecies brown trout
rainbow trout
flowsInto Owens Lake
flowsThrough Long Valley Caldera
Owens Valley
formerOutflow Owens Lake
hasSegment Lower Owens River
Upper Owens River
linked to: Owens River
historicalEventAssociated California water wars
historicalPeopleAssociated William Mulholland
hydrologicType endorheic basin river
knownFor contribution to desiccation of Owens Lake
environmental conflicts over water diversion
role in California water politics
length approximately 183 miles
approximately 295 kilometers
locatedIn Bishop, California region
linked to: Bishop, California

Inyo County, California
Mono County, California
Owens Valley
eastern California
majorTributary Big Pine Creek
Bishop Creek
Convict Creek
Hot Creek
Rock Creek (Owens River tributary)
Tinemaha Creek
mountainRangeOnEast White Mountains (California)
mountainRangeOnWest Sierra Nevada
mouthLocation Owens Lake basin
linked to: Owens Lake
namedAfter Richard Owens
partOf Great Basin hydrologic region
linked to: Great Basin
recreation fly fishing
rafting and kayaking in some reaches
restorationProject Lower Owens River Project
sourceRegion Long Valley near Mammoth Lakes
linked to: Long Valley Caldera

Sierra Nevada eastern slope
linked to: Eastern Sierra
state California
waterExportedTo Los Angeles
waterSupplyFor Los Angeles Aqueduct

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inyo County, California contains Owens River
Owens Valley hasRiver Owens River
Lone Pine, California locatedNear Owens River
North Palisade drainage Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Eastern California contains Owens River
subject linked to: eastern California
Inyo Mountains drainageTo Owens River basin
linked to: Owens River
Owens River basinArea Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Owens River hasSegment Upper Owens River
linked to: Owens River
Owens Lake primaryInflow Owens River
Owens Valley water wars involves Owens River
Los Angeles Aqueduct startPoint Owens River
Los Angeles Aqueduct waterSource Owens River
Big Pine, California locatedNear Owens River
Bishop Creek drainage hydrologicUnitOf Owens River basin
linked to: Owens River
Bishop, California nearWaterBody Owens River
Thunderbolt Peak drainageDivideBetween Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Crowley Lake watercourse Owens River
Crowley Lake inflow Upper Owens River
linked to: Owens River
Crowley Lake outflow Owens River
Crowley Lake partOf Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Lower Owens River partOf Owens River
Lower Owens River waterSource Owens River
Lower Owens River basin Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Owens Valley Paiute traditionalTerritory Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Rock Creek (Owens River tributary) partOf Owens River watershed
linked to: Owens River
Palisade Glacier drainageBasin Owens River basin
linked to: Owens River