Owens River

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Owens River

A river, about 193 km (120 mi) long, of eastern California rising in the Sierra Nevada and flowing generally southward, formerly to Owens Lake, now a dry lake bed near Mount Whitney, and currently via aqueduct to the reservoirs of Los Angeles.

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No references found			For Len Taylor, the holiday season means a fishing trip on the Owens River where the trout are plentiful. FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS, IT'S GETAWAY DAY CROWDS: AREA ROADS, AIRPORTS ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The valley is approximately 120 miles by six miles and is bisected by the Owens River that, until diverted to the aqueduct, dumped into the alkaline Owens Lake. The myth of Owens Valley: Los Angeles's "theft" offers positive ... by Libecap, Gary D. / Regulation In 1913, the local water company built an ingenious but ethically dubious aqueduct to drain the Owens River 200 miles away into a city reservoir. The Sun Valley experiment. (Currents) by Ramsay, Carolyn / E			ovulate ovulation ovulation method ovulation method of family planning ovule Ovulen Ovuliferous Ovulist Ovulite Ovulum ovum OW Owch owe Owel owelty Owen Owen Glendower Owen gun Owen Sound Owen Stanley Range Owen Wister Owenism Owenite Owens Owens River Owensboro ower Owerri Owher owing owing to owl Owl monkey Owl moth Owl parrot Owl train owl's claws owl's clover Owl-eyed owlclaws Owler Owlery owlet owlet moth Owling owlish owlishly Owlism Owllight OWLT			Owen's Garden Owen, Clive Owen, David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, John Owen, John Owen, Michael James Owen, Richard Owen, Robert Owen, Robert Owen, Robert Owen, Robert Dale Owen, Robert Latham Owen, Robert Latham Owen, Sir Richard Owen, Sir Richard Owen, Stephen Owen, Stephen Owen, Wilfred Owen, Wilfred Owen, Wilfred Edward Salter Owen-Withee Paranormal Research Society Oweniidae Owenism Owenite Owenites Owens Owens Owens Owens & Minor Owens Cross Roads Owens River Owens Valley aqueduct Owens Valley Career Development Center Owens Valley Fault Zone Owens Valley Millimeter Array Owens Valley Planning Area Owens Valley Radio Observatory Owens Valley Solar Array Owens, Anne Marie Owens, Jesse Owens, Jesse Owens, Jesse Owens, John Owens-Corning Supply & Contracting Owens-Illinois, Inc. Owens-Illinois/Nippon Electric Glass Owensboro Owensboro Owensboro Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro Community College Owensboro Community Health Network Owensboro Junior College of Business Owensboro Mercy Health System Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro Police Department Owensboro Public Schools Owensboro Transit System Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro, Kentucky Owensboro, Kentucky

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