Mono Lake is among the oldest lakes in North America - at least 760,000 years old and probably older - (Read more information about Mono Lake further down the page in this post)
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| Mono Lake Tufa Towers - seen from my kayak |
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Mono Lake is at least 760,000 years old and probably older. Mono Lake may be 1–3 million years old.
Mono Lake is among the oldest lakes in North America.
Mono Lake contains many Tufa Towers.
The Tufa are formed under water by springs bubbling up and depositing minerals. They are similar to stalactites and stalagmites formed under water.
The South Tufa are the largest Tufa Towers in Mono Lake.
The Tufa only form under water, so the Tufa we see above the water were formed at a time when the lake level was higher.
The water Level in Mono Lake has gone up and down over time.
Because of water diversion by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Mono lake was shrinking. In 1982 it had a historic low of 6372'
Fortunately, there have been some conservation efforts and water diversions have been reduced. This has allowed Mono Lake's water level to rise and helped Mono Lake's ecosystem.
The water in Mono Lake is more salty than the ocean. However, the amount of various minerals is different than the ocean. When I swam in Mono Lake, the water felt like slippery soap. Also when I kayaked in Mono Lake, my paddle felt like it was covered in soap when it go wet.
Mono Lake is located in Mono County California - here is a Google map link to Mono Lake
Sources of information: Mono Lake Committee, Wikipedia, National Forest Service Publications, my own experience and observations. Mono Lake information on Tumblr.com
More of my travel information, pictures, videos and TV specials are available at https://buffalodavetravel.blogspot.com/
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