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Owens River
Owens River
	The Owens River course begins (top left) as Deadman Creek, and the river designation begins where the Big Springs tributary enters the Deadman Creek channel.
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Physical characteristics
Length	120 mi (190 km), north-south

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Diversion gates that control inflow to the Lower Owens River

The Owens River course includes headwaters points near the Upper San Joaquin Watershed,^[2] reservoirs and diversion points (e.g., for the Los Angeles Aqueduct), and the river's mouth at Owens Lake. The river drains the Crowley Lake Watershed (USGS HUC 18090102) of 1,900 sq mi (4,900 km²) and the north portion of the Owens Lake Watershed (USGS HUC 18090103) of 1,340 sq mi (3,500 km²).^[2]

Owens River course
wikiarticle for point	description of point	elevation & coordinates
Sierra Crest	headwaters (San Joaquin Mountain summit)^[1]^: 113	11,555 ft (3,522 m)37°43′09″N 119°6′21″W / 37.71917°N 119.10583°W / 37.71917; -119.10583
Deadman Creek	watercourse originates (perennial flow east of summit)	10,794 ft (3,290 m)^[3]37°43′12″N 119°5′58″W / 37.72000°N 119.09944°W / 37.72000; -119.09944
Sierra Escarpment	watercourse exits the Sierra Nevada	^[specify]
Glass Creek	confluence^[1]^: 111	^[specify]
lower montane forest	exits upper montane forest into pinyon/juniper-dominated area	9,000 ft (2,700 m)
Big Springs	confluence (river designation)	7,248 ft (2,209 m)^[3]37°45′01″N 118°56′20″W / 37.75028°N 118.93889°W / 37.75028; -118.93889
Long Valley	enters valley	^[specify]
Basin & Range ecoregion	enters bitterbrush/sagebrush-dominated area^[1]^: 26	7,000 ft (2,100 m)^[specify]
Long Valley Caldera	enters volcanic region of Walker Lane	^[specify]
	stream gauge prior to tunnel 76 cu ft/s (2.2 m³/s), 350/150 spring/winter^[1]^{: 67, 108}	^[specify]
	-16 cu ft/s (0.45 m³/s) outflow into Mono Craters tunnel (1941-1989 inflow)^[1]^: 67, 70	^[1]^: 108 ...
	exits Inyo National Forest	^[specify]
	exits Inaja Ranch^[1]^: 89	^[1]^: 89 ...
	confluence, Hot Creek^[1]^: 47	^[specify]
	Benton Crossing^[1]^: 89	^[1]^: 89 ...
Crowley Lake	enters reservoir	^[1]^: 89 ...
	confluence, Convict Creek (west side)
	confluence, Hilton Creek (south side)
	inflow of water diverted from Rock Creek^[1]^{[verification needed]}
	confluence, Whiskey Creek (south)
	confluence, Crooked Creek (south)^[4]
	-16 cu ft/s (0.45 m³/s)^[5] diversion (hydroelectric pipeline to Pleasant V Reservoir)^[6]
	Long Valley Dam (exits caldera & 380 sq mi (980 km²) Long Hydrologic Unit)^[1]	6,783 ft (2,067 m)^[3]37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W / 37.58806; -118.70694
Owens River Gorge	stream gauge at main weir (downstream of dam)^[1]^: 74
	re-enters Inyo National Forest	^[specify]37°35′21″N 118°41′58″W / 37.58917°N 118.69944°W / 37.58917; -118.69944
	exits Mono County, enters Inyo County^[7]	^[specify]
	exits Inyo National Forest	^[specify]37°35′17″N 118°42′25″W / 37.58806°N 118.70694°W / 37.58806; -118.70694
	confluence, Lower Rock Creek	^[specify]
	enters Pleasant Valley Reservoir	^[specify]
	reservoir dam (Middle Owens River begins)^[4]^: T-2	^[specify]37°24′53″N 118°31′28″W / 37.41472°N 118.52444°W / 37.41472; -118.52444
	enters valley at exit of gorge^[8]	^[specify]
Round Valley^[7]	enters valley at exit of gorge^[8]
Horton Creek	confluence
Owens Valley	exits Round Valley,^[8]^: 4 enters Owens Valley	^[specify]
Spring Valley Wash	confluence	^[specify]
McNally canals	diversion for irrigation^[4]
Fish Slough	confluence
US 6	bridge	^[specify]
Laws Ditch	inflow north of Bishop, California^[4]
Bishop Creek	confluence	^[specify]
Big Pine canal	diversion^[4]
Fish Springs canal	diversion^[4]
A-drain	inflow^[4]
Big Pine Creek	confluence	3,916 ft (1,194 m)^[3]37°10′22″N 118°15′34″W / 37.17278°N 118.25944°W / 37.17278; -118.25944
Tinemaha Reservoir	gauge station at inflow	^[specify]
	confluence, Tinemaha Creek (west side)	^[specify]
	outlet at dam	^[specify]
Owens Lake Watershed	exits Crowley Lake Watershed	^[specify]
LA Aqueduct	325-foot (99 m) diversion weir [1] (Lower Owens River begins)^[4]^: T-2	^[specify]36°58′32″N 118°12′38″W / 36.97556°N 118.21056°W / 36.97556; -118.21056
SR 136	stream gauge & pumpback station at Keeler Bridge	^[specify]36°34′28″N 118°0′40″W / 36.57444°N 118.01111°W / 36.57444; -118.01111
Owens Lake	mouth	3,556 ft (1,084 m)36°26′0″N 117°57′3″W / 36.43333°N 117.95083°W / 36.43333; -117.95083