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    The Owens River is a river in eastern California in the United States, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long. It drains into and through the Owens Valley...
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    Owens Valley (Mono: Payahǖǖnadǖ, meaning "place of flowing water") is an arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States. It...
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    617325°W / 37.574515; -118.617325 The Owens River Gorge is a steep 10 mi (16 km) canyon on the upper Owens River in eastern California in the United States...
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    Owens Lake is a mostly dry lake in the Owens Valley on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County, California. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south...
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    500 metres (4,900 ft) thick in the caldera floor, and is cut by the Owens River Gorge, formed during the Pleistocene when the caldera filled with water...
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    900 km2) and the north portion of the Owens Lake Watershed (USGS HUC 18090103) of 1,340 sq mi (3,500 km2). "Upper Owens River Basin" (PDF). Planning Division:...
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    The Owens River Headwaters Wilderness is a wilderness area inside the Inyo National Forest in eastern California designated to protect the headwaters...
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    Nevada in the Owens Valley (Mono: Payahǖǖnadǖ/Payahuunadu – "place/land of flowing water") along the Owens River (Wakopee) and south to Owens Lake (Pacheta)...
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    Kawaiisu allies in the Owens Valley of California and the southwestern Nevada border region. The removal of a large number of the Owens River indigenous Californians...
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    Aqueduct effectively eliminated the Owens Valley as a viable farming community and eventually devastated the Owens Lake ecosystem. A group labeled the...
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    The Owen River is located in the northwest of New Zealand's South Island. This short river is an upper tributary of the Buller River. It flows 20 km (12 mi)...
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    California water wars (category Owens River)
    the Owens Valley Indian War. Many settlers came to the area for the promise of riches from mining. The availability of water from the Owens River made...
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    "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and...
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    above the Owens Valley, sitting 10,778 feet (3,285 m) or just over 2 mi (3.2 km) above the town of Lone Pine 15 mi (24 km) to the east, in the Owens Valley...
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    the Colorado River, so decided to take all available water from the Owens Valley.: 89  By exploiting personal bitterness of some of the Owens Valley farmers...
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    lake received water mainly from the Amargosa River and at various points from the Mojave River and Owens River. The lake and its substantial catchment favoured...
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    significant alkaline dust during periods of high winds. Owens Lake, the once-navigable terminus of the Owens River which had sustained a healthy ecosystem, is now...
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    "Could the River Thames be longer than the River Severn?". BBC News. "CERC Science Topic: Missouri River" (PDF). infolink.cr.usgs.gov. "Owens Valley Particulate...
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    The Owens tui chub (Siphateles bicolor snyderi) was described in 1973 as a subspecies of tui chub endemic to the Owens River Basin in Eastern California...
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    Mill Creeks flow into Mono Lake; and the Owens River into dry Owens Lake. Although none of the eastern rivers reach the sea, many of the streams from Mono...
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  • numbered 7,500,: 227  with about 1,500 to 2,000 Owens Valley Paiutes.: 228  In the 1990s an estimated 2,500 Owens Valley Paiutes lived on reservations. Meanwhile...
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    Crowley Lake is a reservoir on the upper Owens River in southern Mono County, California, in the United States. Crowley Lake is 15 mi (24 km) south of...
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    Bishop Tuff outflow sheet. Erosion of the plateau by the Owens River has carved the Owens River Gorge.: 2  The Bishop Tuff is a high-silicate rhyolitic...
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    Bishop, California (category Owens Valley)
    known as The Owens Valley (see First Settlers below). The Paiute Indians called Owens Lake by the name of "Pacheta" and the Owens River "Wakopee." Geographically...
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    [clarification needed] When the United States defeated Half the Owens Valley Paiutes in the Owens Valley Indian War of 1863, they were removed to the reservation...
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    Richard Lemon Owings (1812–1902), more commonly known as "Richard Owens" or "Dick Owens", was a pioneer of the American West who played an important role...
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    the name of the mountains to the east of the Owens Valley when the first whites there asked the local Owens Valley Paiutes for the name of the mountains...
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  • Oak Creek is a tributary stream of the Owens River, in Inyo County, California. Its mouth lies at an elevation of 3,924 feet / 1,196 meters, 2.2 miles...
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    from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016. "Owens River Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved...
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    the Owens Valley of California, occurring in most water bodies between Fish Slough and Lone Pine, which are 70 miles apart. It occurred in the Owens River...
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