Mono Lake

endorheic lake in California
LakeBodyOfWater endorheic_lake Q335585
Mono Lake
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Summary

Mono Lake is an endorheic lake[1]. It draws 1,537 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #8 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mono Lake is located in Mono County[3].
  • Mono Lake is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mono Lake's instance of is recorded as endorheic lake[5].
  • Mono Lake's instance of is recorded as monomictic lake[6].
  • Mono Lake's instance of is recorded as soda lake[7].
  • Mono people is named after Mono Lake[8].
  • Mono Lake's inflows is recorded as Rush Creek[9].
  • Mono Lake's inflows is recorded as Lee Vining Creek[10].
  • Mono Lake's inflows is recorded as Mill Creek[11].
  • Mono Lake's basin country is recorded as United States[12].
  • Mono Lake's Commons category is recorded as Mono Lake[13].
  • Mono Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.0165908, 'longitude': -119.0093116}[14].
  • Mono Lake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mono Lake[15].
  • Mono Lake's Commons gallery is recorded as Mono Lake[16].
  • Mono Lake's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[17].
  • Mono Lake's described by source is recorded as Place Names of the High Sierra[18].
  • Mono Lake's heritage designation is recorded as California Point of Historical Interest[19].
  • Mono Lake's length is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}[20].
  • Mono Lake sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1944'}[21].
  • Mono Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+180'}[22].
  • Mono Lake's width is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}[23].
  • Mono Lake's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+2020'}[24].
  • Mono Lake's volume as quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+2970'}[25].
  • Mono Lake's located in protected area is recorded as Inyo National Forest[26].
  • Mono Lake's salinity is recorded as {'amount': '+88'}[27].

Body

Geography

Mono Lake is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Mono County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mono Lake covers an area of {'amount': '+180'}[22]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1944'}[21]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+7.5'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include endorheic lake[5], monomictic lake[6], and soda lake[7]. Mono Lake's heritage designation is recorded as California Point of Historical Interest[19].

History and Context

Mono people is named after Mono Lake[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mono Lake include Mono County[28], a county of California[29], in United States[30], founded in 1861[31].

Why It Matters

Mono Lake draws 1,537 Wikipedia views per month (endorheic_lake category, ranking #8 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Mono County[28], a county of California[29], in United States[30], founded in 1861[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Watershed area → {'amount': '+2020'}
    Openstreetmap relation id → 60081
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap relation id: 60081, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/60081 in United States"
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