What is Owens Lake?
{{Infobox_lake | lake_name = Owens Lake | image_lake = owens.lake.arp.750pix.jpg | caption_lake = Image of the [[Owens Valley]] from the [[International Space Station]] -- oriented top = true west. | location = [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]<br>[[Inyo County, California|Inyo County]], [[California|California, USA]] | coords = {{coord|36.433269|-117.950916|region:US-CA_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = [[dry lake|Flat]] | inflow = [[Owens River]]<br>[[artesian well|Natural springs and wells]] | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = {{Convert|17.5|mi|abbr=on}} | width = {{Convert|10|mi|abbr=on}} | area = | depth = | max-depth = {{Convert|3|ft|abbr=on}} | elevation = {{Convert|3556|ft|abbr=on}} | reference = }} '''Owens Lake''' is a mostly dry [[lake]] in the eastern [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] of [[Inyo County, California]], located about {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} south of [[Lone Pine, California]]. Unlike most dry lakes in the [[Basin and Range Province]] that have been dry for thousands of [[year]]s, Owens held water until [[1924]]. Today, some of the flow of the river has been restored, and the lake now has some water. {{US-geo-stub}} {{Commonscat}} [[Category:Lakes of California]] [[Category:Inyo County, California]]