Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Rush Creek.

There was a dam at Grant Lake before it became a reservoir for the LADWP. Increased irrigation demands in the early part of the twentieth century prompted the construction of a dam at Grant Lake in 1915 which was subsequently enlarged in 1926.

Elevation: 7136ft, 2175m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• California Highway 158: at Grant Lake; 
• Field Notes: 23 Sep 06 near Grant Lake;  2-Aug-08 at Grant Lake;  14 Jun 2011;  24 Jul 2013;  Friday, June 26th; 
• A Checklist Flora of the Mono Lake Basin, Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada.: Grant Lake; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Bursik, Marcus and Kerry Sieh. 1989. Range Front Faulting and Volcanism in the Mono Basin, Eastern California. Journal of Geophysical Research. 94(111):15,587-15,609. {TAS-pdf}
• Putnam, William C. 1949. Quaternary geology of the June Lake district, California. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 60: 1281-1302. {TAS-pdf}
• Putnam, William C. 1950. Moraine and shoreline relationships at Mono Lake, California. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 61: 115-122. {TAS-pdf}
• Vorster, Peter, and G. Mathais Kondolf. 1988. The effect of water management and land use practices on the restoration of Lee Vining and Rush Creeks. California Riparian Systems Conference, Septermber 22-24, 1988, Davis, California. U. S. Forest Service General Technical Report PSW-119. {TAS-pdf}

Area Plant Lists that contain this location:

• Area Plant List for Mono Basin.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Cupressaceae

Juniperus grandis R. P. Adams. Sierra Juniper, Western Juniper (TAS+Oth)

Pinaceae

Pinus contorta Loudon murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf. Sierra Lodgepole Pine (Oth)

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Artemisia tridentata Nutt. tridentata. Big Sagebrush (Oth)

Astereae

Solidagininae

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. viscidiflorus. Yellow Rabbitbrush (Oth)

Madieae

Madiinae

Hemizonella minima (A. Gray) A. Gray. Opposite-leaved Tarweed (TAS)

Senecioneae

Tetradymia canescens DC. Spineless Horsebush (TAS+Oth)

Boraginaceae

Phacelia humilis Torr. & A. Gray. Low Phacelia (Oth)

Phacelia humilis Torr. & A. Gray dudleyi J. T. Howell. Dudley's Phacelia (TAS)

Phacelia ramosissima Douglas ex Lehm. Branching Phacelia (TAS)

Fabaceae

Lupinus argenteus Pursh heteranthus (S. Watson) Barneby. Tailcup lupine (Oth)

Lamiaceae

Monardella follettii (Jeps.) Jokerst. Follett's Monardella (Oth)

Loasaceae

Mentzelia congesta Torr. & A. Gray. United Blazing Star (TAS)

Nyctaginaceae

Abronia villosa S. Watson. Desert Sand Verbena (Oth)

Onagraceae

Taraxia tanacetifolia (Torr. & A. Gray) Piper. Tansy-Leaved Suncup (TAS)

Orobanchaceae

Castilleja chromosa A. Nelson. Desert Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Castilleja linariifolia Benth. Wyoming Indian Paintbrush (Oth)

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum baileyi S. Watson baileyi. Bailey's Buckwheat (Oth)

Eriogonum elatum Douglas ex Benth. elatum. Tall Woolly Buckwheat (TAS)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. nevadense Gand. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (TAS+Oth)

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. umbellatum. Sulphur-Flower Buckwheat (Oth)

Rosaceae

Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. microphyllus (Rydb.) Jeps. Ocean Spray (TAS)

Salicaceae

Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen (Oth)

Salix. Willow (TAS)

Salix lutea Nutt. Yellow Willow (Oth)

Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Scouler's Willow (Oth)

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera rubescens Torr. Pink Alumroot (TAS)

Poaceae

Aveneae

Alopecurus carolinianus Walter. Carolina Foxtail (Oth)

Bromeae

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. marginatus (Steud.) Barkworth & Anderton. (Oth)

Meliceae

Melica stricta Bol. Rock Melicgrass (TAS)

Stipeae

Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Needle and Thread (Oth)

Stipa nevadensis B. L. Johnson. Nevada Needlegrass (Oth)

Triticeae

Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski. Meadow Barley (Oth)

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Date and time this article was prepared:5:36:18 PM, 11/3/2024.