Mono Lake

Located in the desert of the Sierra Nevada (Nevadornia) in California (13 km in the East of the park of the Yosemite) close to the town of Lee Vining, the lake Mono (1100 m ²) is used as habitat with good number of species of birds. Used as source of supply out of water by the town of Los Angeles like much of other water points, this salted lake was condemned to dry itself up, but the Comté Mono and the inhabitants of the area mobilized themselves to save it destruction.

This lake has one of larger concentration of salt, there would be 280 tons of salt dissolves in the water of the lake, that is to say a concentration of 78g/l in 2002 (the oceans have on average 31g/l). Because of nature Alcaline of Mono Lake, pH of 10, no fish lives in the lake, but a shrimp species, the Artémie (Artemia monica) can be found only in this lake, which in fact a stage for the majority of the migratory birds. According to the Mono Lake Comitee, several million birds passes by Mono Lake during their voyage. Mono Lake is also famous for the Tufas, formations Calcaire in the lake.

Internet site

Site relating exclusively to the lake
Site in French
Guide and French practical informations on the lake

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