Respuesta :
Water diversions almost destroyed Mono Lake
A landbridge formed to islands that had previously been a safe nesting area for thousands of California Gulls, allowing predators to reach eggs and chicks.
How is Mono Lake connected to Los Angeles?
The Mono Craters Tunnel connected watersheds and changed the hydrology of Mono Lake and the Mono Basin.
The tunnel and the Aqueduct made the Mono Basin part of the Los Angeles watershed, and the future of Mono Lake is bound to the future of water management in LA.
What was the cause of the near demise of Mono Lake's ecosystem?
Four consecutive drought years and a disappointing El Niño winter have reduced the lake, on the east side of California's Sierra Nevada, to levels that threaten thousands of nesting birds and its fragile ecological balance.
Measurements taken in early April put Mono Lake at 6,378.11ft (1,944m) above sea level.
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