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When the City of Los Angeles took the water from Owens Lake it created a massive alkali dust bowl.
east over Owens Lake from the Alabama Hills, near Lone Pine, CA (1988).
People who live along unpaved roads will agree -- dust is a health hazard.
Rush Creek, near Adin, Modoc County, CA (1992).
Debris left by hydraulic mining a century ago is still evident in many areas.
Clear Creek, near North San Juan, Nevada County, CA (1987).
Clear water from a wildernes area enters the turbid Feather River, where more than a century of mining, roads and railroads provide a heavy load of silt.
Grizzly Creek, near Elephant Butte, North Fork Feather River, CA (1987).
These giant wheels lifted mining debris over a hill to a safe containment area.
Kennedy Mine, near Jackson, CA (1992).
Giant floating dedges chewed their way through the gravelly beds of many western rivers looking for gold -- and left sprawling heaps of stones.
Trinity River upstream from Trinity Lake, near Carrville, CA (1991).