Crowley Lake

Crowley Lake
Location	Mono County, California
Coordinates	37°37′2.46″N 118°44′22.92″W / 37.61735°N 118.7397°W / 37.61735; -118.7397Coordinates: 37°37′2.46″N 118°44′22.92″W / 37.61735°N 118.7397°W / 37.61735; -118.7397
Lake type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Owens River
Primary outflows	Owens River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	12 mi
Max. width	5 mi at widest point
Surface area	650 acres (2.6 km2)
Max. depth	100 ft
Shore length1	45 mi
Surface elevation	6,781 ft
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Crowley Lake is a reservoir on the upper Owens River in southern Mono County, California in the United States. It was created in 1941 by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) as storage for the Los Angeles Aqueduct and for flood control. For more on the history of the lake, see Owens Lake.

It is also known for its trout fishing: between 6,000 and 10,000 anglers hit the lake on opening day. The largest brown trout taken from the lake weighed 27 pounds (12 kg).^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Map of DWP assets in Long Valley (Largest lake is Crowley)

See also

• List of lakes in California
• List of reservoirs and dams in California
• Crowley (disambiguation)