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Contents 1 June 21 Edits 2 tweaks 3 photos 4 hydrology question 5 Pink Floyd connection 6 New info 7 Origin of the name 8 "Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic domes"

[edit] June 21 Edits

• I've added the infobox, and I dug up some additional information on the internet. Some of the values are approximate, and are very obviously not 100% reliable. Of particular note is the length & width. If someone can verify the correct values, this article could be improved.
• This article has a few issues with presentation. Not serious issues, but the opening paragraph is very short, and the Geology and Ecology sections are a tad confusing. It almost seams as if those sections should be renamed. Any thoughts are welcome!! Em3rald 03:34, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] tweaks

At the risk of causing more upset, I've moved algae from the list of species, since it's not a species. I'm noT clear why Alkali fly is capitalised, but not brine shrimp. Is it just because it's first in the list? jimfbleak

[edit] photos

FYI: More photos at User:Maveric149/images/Mono Basin. If you use any, then please either drop a note on my talk page or just move the image from the 'Orphan' column to the 'Images that have homes' column. --06:47, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] hydrology question

Am I correct in thinking that Mono Lake and Mono Basin are naturally endorheic? Am I also correct in believing that while the tributaries of Mono Lake have been redirected, there's no artificial outflow from the lake itself (it's not exactly drinkable, after all). -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:15, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

As far as I know, yes. Mono Lake is in a basin; the mountains are actually pretty high on all sides, and there is no artificial outflow (that I know about). See [1]. Antandrus 23:30, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

There definitely is not an artificial outflow. The lake (then Lake Russell) did overflow, however, at least once during the ice age. 66.82.9.34 01:09, 3 November 2005 (UTC)Sarah

[edit] Pink Floyd connection

Should we add a little bit about the fact that Pink Floyd photographed much of the artwork for Wish You Were Here in Mono Lake (notably "the diver" photos)?? The Chief 06:09, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Sure! Ill add the bit about Mark Twain and create a new section on "Mono Lake in culture". --Stbalbach 06:30, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] New info

I added a little extra information about California Gulls (the main nesting species at Mono Lake) and alkali flies just to fill in a few holes in the article. My source of information is The Mono Lake Guidebook written by David Gaines. We live in the tiny town of Lee Vining, right next to Mono Lake, and were so excited to see this article. My husband runs the Mono Lake Committe and is interested in putting together some additional information to give the article a major update--maybe to expand the geology section and maybe to add a section on the political history of the lake. Are you guys interested? I'm not sure of the proper etiquette, but we'd like to add some more to what you guys started. 66.82.9.34 00:38, 3 November 2005 (UTC)Sarah

Yes,please do! Thank you for the additions. Stbalbach 01:16, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to create a log-in: it makes you have more credibility --- people can contact you in one place.

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[edit] Origin of the name

Hello, nice article. What is known about the origin of the name "Mono Lake" ? It could be from the Spanish mono (monkey) but since there are no native monkeys I guess that's not it ... Thanks for your help & keep up the good work, Wile E. Heresiarch 03:09, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic domes"

The "geology" section begins "Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic domes" - it's not clear to which image this refers. Any ideas? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 20:14, 21 October 2006 (UTC)