The Appendices cover Appendix A through X (except Appendix Q and
all figures and some tables, which are only available at this time in
hard copy).
Appendix
A Mono Lake Monthly Water Balance Model (8K)
- Methods for Estimating
Terms
- Available Hydrologic
Data
- Previous Mono Lake
Water Balance Models
- Vorster Model
- LADWP Model
- Mono Lake Bathymetry
- Evaporation and
Precipitation
- Unmeasured Inflows
- Model Calibration with
Observed Lake-Level Fluctuations
- Citations
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Table
A-1 Bathymetry of
Mono Lake (8K)
Table
A-2 Monthly Evaporation
Estimates for Mono Lake (8K)
Figures A-1 through A-7 only available in hard copy.
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Appendix
B Common
and Scientific Names of Animal Species Mentioned
in the Report (19K)
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Appendix
C California
Gulls at Mono Lake since 1900: Population Trends,
Survivorship, and Reproduction
Success
(59K)
- Populations
from 1900 to 1940
- Populations
from 1941 to 1975
- Populations
from 1976 to 1988
- Populations
from 1989 through 1992
- Populations
from 1989 through 1992
- Survivorship
- Estimation of
population growth rate
- Factors
affecting reproductive success
- Citations
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Table
C-1 Estimated
Number of Adult California Gulls Nesting at Mono Lake
between 1916 and 1938 (8K)
Table
C-2 Estimated
Number of Adult California Gulls Nesting at Mono Lake
between 1950 and 1975 (8K)
Table
C-3 Estimated
Number (or Percentage) of Adult California Gulls Nesting at
Mono Lake Since 1976 (8K)
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Appendix
D 1991 Wildlife
Habitat Inventory and Analysis
(88K)
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Study areas
- Study Team
- Methods
- Results and
discussion
- Citations
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Table
D-1 Wildlife Habitats and
Equivalent Vegetation Communities (8K)
Table
D-2 Summary
of Survey Effort by Habitat Type (8K)
Table
D-3 Numbers
of Species Observed during Surveys of Mono Basin and
Upper Owens River (8K)
Table
D-4 Species Observed
in Each Habitat Type (8K)
Table
D-5 Wildlife
Habitat Indices (WHI), Acreages, and Wildlife Habitat
Unit (WHU) Values under
Prediversion and 1991 Conditions (8K)
Table
D-6 Acreages of Mature
Cottonwood-Willow Forest with
Mid- and High-Canopy Foliage (8K)
Table
D-7 Stepwise Multiple
Regression Coefficients and P-Values
of Univariate Analyses of Variance of Bird Diversity
versus Plot Vegetation Characteristics (8K)
Table
D-8 Correlation
Coefficients of Bird Species Mean Density with Habitat
Variables (8K)
Table
D-9 Correlation
Coefficients of Mammal Species Mean Density with Habitat
Variables (8K)
Figures D-1 and D-2: Wildlife Survey Plots along Diverted Tributary Streams, and Wildlife Survey Plots at Mono Lake (138K)
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Appendix
E Special-Status
Wildlife Species in Mono Basin and
Upper Owens River Basin
(68K)
- Invertebrates
- Amphibians
- Birds
- Mammals
- Citations
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Table
E-1 Special-Status
Wildlife Species Occurring or Having the Potential to Occur
in the Mono Lake Basin or
Upper Owens River Areas (8K)
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Appendix
F Vegetation
and Substrate Classification and Descriptions
(38K)
- Classification
Methods
- Descriptions
- Citations
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Table
F-1 Common and Scientific
Names of Plant Species in
Mono Basin and Surrounding Area (8K)
Table
F-2 Hierarchical
Vegetation Classification of the Tributary Streams, Mono
Lake Shoreline, and Upper Owens River (8K)
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Appendix
G Mono
Lakebed Contours and Lake Surface Areas Developed
by SWRCB Consultants (9K)
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Table
G-1 Mono Lakebed Contours
(8K)
Table
G-2 Mono Lake Surface Areas
(8K)
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Appendix
H Drought
Analysis
(12K)
- Droughts in the
Historical Period
- Analysis of the
1987-1992 Drought
- Estimating
Probabilities of Future Drought Intensities
and Durations
- Predicting Minimum
Lake Levels from Prolonged Droughts
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Table
H-1 Droughts in the
Historical Period (8K)
Table
H-2 1987-1992
Drought History (8K)
Table
H-3 Dry Year
Sequences, 1895-1992 (8K)
Table
H-4 Summary of Dry Year
Sequences (8K)
Table
H-5 Minimum Lake Levels for
the Alternatives during Prolonged Drought (8K)
Table
H-6 Drought
Simulation - No-Restriction Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
Table
H-7 Drought
Simulation - 6,372-Ft Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
Table
H-8 Drought
Simulation - 6,377-Ft Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
Table
H-9 Drought
Simulation - 6,383.5-Ft Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
Table
H-10 Drought
Simulation - 6,390-Ft Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
Table
H-11 Drought
Simulation - 6,410-Ft Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
Table
H-12 Drought
Simulation - No-Diversion Alternative 60%
of Normal Runoff (8K)
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Appendix
I Natural
History of the Mono Lake Alkali Fly (30K)
- Classification
and Taxonomy
- Life History
- Effects of Environmental
Factors on Development, Survival
and Reproduction
- Citations
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Figures I-1 through I-6 are only available in
hard copy
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Appendix
J Natural
History of the Mono Lake Brine Shrimp
(26K)
- Classification and Taxonomy
- Life history
- Effects
of Environmental Factors on Development,
Survival and Reproduction
- Citations
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Table
J-1 Regressions
of Artemia Life
History Characteristics on Salinity (8K)
Figures J-1 through J-14 are only available in hard copy
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Appendix
K Water
Quality Assessment Model
(30K)
- Background
- Locations for Water Quality
Estimates
- Constituents of
concern
- Mass Balance Model Description
and Operation
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Table
K-1 Ratios of
Constituents of Concern to Conductivity (8K)
Table
K-2 Sample
Mass Balance Model Output (8K)
Figures K-1 through K-19 only available in hard copy
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Appendix
L Alkali
Fly Productivity Model (42K)
- Model Organization
and Use
- Model Development
- Model Assumptions
and Calculations
- Model Calibration
- Citations
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Table
L-1 Mono Lake
Bathymetry and Effective Alkali Fly Habitat (8K)
Table
L-2 Salinity- and
Temperature-Dependent Lifestage Parameters (8K)
Figures L-1 through L-28 only available in hard copy
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Appendix
M Brine
Shrimp Productivity Model (47K)
- Physical Limnology
Model
- DYRESM Model
Description
- DYRESM Model
Inputs
- DYRESM Model
Outputs
- DYRESM
Calibration and Validation
- Biological Limnology
Model
- Citations
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Table
M-1 Least Squared Mean
Weights (as nitrogen [N]) of Brine Shrimp Life Stages
(Instars) and Nominal Weights (as
nitrogen [N]) of Submodel Weight Classes (8K)
Table
M-2 Nitrogen Equivalents
(8K)
Figures M-1 through M-8 only available in hard copy
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Appendix
N Air
Quality Background Information (60K)
- Air Quality Background
Information
- Historical Descriptions
of Mono Basin Conditions
- Supplemental
Meteorological and Air
Quality Data
- Wind Erosion
Processes
- Salt Deposit
Mineralogy
- Citations
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Table
N-1, p.1 Seasonal
Time- of- Day Wind Patterns at the Lee Vining Monitoring
Site, 1986- 1991 (8K)
Table
N-1, p.2 Continued
(8K)
Table
N-1, p.3 Continued
(8K)
Table
N-2a Seasonal
Time-of-Day Wind Patterns at the Simis Ranch Monitoring
Site, 1986-1991 (8K)
Table
N-2b Continued
(8K)
Table
N-2c Continued
(8K)
Table
N-3 Simis
Ranch PM10:TSP Ratios, Data Clustered by PM10 Range (8K)
Table
N-4 Particle-Size
Distribution for Erodible Fractions of Soil Samples
Collected near Mono Lake (8K)
Table
N-5 Summary of
Mono County PM15 Samples Collected by UC Davis Researchers
(8K)
'Figures N-1 through N-5 only available in hard copy
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Appendix
O Fisheries Technical Appendix
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Table
O-1a Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for No-Restriction Alternative (Based
on Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1b Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for Point-of-Reference Alternative
(Based on Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1c Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for the 6,372-Ft Alternative (Based on
Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1d Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for the 6,377-Ft Alternative (Based on
Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1e Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for the 6,383.5-Ft Alternative (Based
on Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1f Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for the 6,390-Ft Alternative (Based on
Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1g Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for the 6,410-Ft Alternative (Based on
Tennant Method) (8K)
Table
O-1h Average
Monthly Habitat Conditions for Rush, Lee Vining, Parker, and
Walker Creeks under Wet, Normal, and Dry Hydrologic
Year-Type Conditions for the No-Diversion Alternative (Based
on Tennant Method) (8K)
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Appendix
P Riparian
Vegetation Studies (112K)
- Summary of Riparian
Vegetation Literature Review
- Riparian Vegetation
Mapping
- Descriptions
of Riparian Vegetation by Reach
- Riparian Vegetation
Width Model
- Cottonwood
Growth Model
- Water Table Model
- Citations
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Table
P-1 Woody
Riparian Acreages on Rush Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-2a Mature
Woody Riparian Vegetation with Less than 50% Cover on
Rush Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-2b Mature
Woody Riparian Vegetation with Greater than 50% Cover
on Rush Creek in 1940 and 1989
(8K)
Table
P-3 Woody Riparian Acreages
on Parker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-4a Mature Woody Riparian
Vegetation with Less than 50% Cover on
Parker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-4b Mature Woody Riparian
Vegetation with Greater Than 50% Cover on
Parker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-5 Woody Riparian Acreages
on Walker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-6a Mature Woody Riparian
with Less than 50% Cover on
Walker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-6b Mature Woody
Riparian with Greater than 50% Cover on
Walker Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-7 Woody Riparian Acreages
on Lee Vining Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-8a Mature Woody Riparian
Vegetation with Less Than 50% Cover on
Lee Vining Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-8b Mature Woody Riparian
Vegetation with Greater Than 50% Cover on
Lee Vining Creek in 1940 and 1989 (8K)
Table
P-9 Responses to Rewatering
Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on
Rush Creek in 1990-1991 (8K)
Table
P-10 Responses to Rewatering
Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation
on Parker Creek in 1991 (8K)
Table
P-11 Responses to Rewatering
Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on
Walker Creek in 1991 (8K)
Table
P-12 Responses to Rewatering
Observed in Mature Woody Riparian Vegetation on
Lee Vining Creek in 1990-1991 (8K)
Table
P-13 Summary of Riparian
Widths Predicted by Taylor's Model (8K)
Table
P-14 Results of the
Cottonwood Growth Models for
the EIR Alternatives (8K)
Table
P-15 Estimated Water Table
Slopes for Groundwater Model Use (8K)
Table
P-16 Stream Stage-Discharge
Factors Used in the Groundwater Model (8K)
Table
P-17 Assumptions for
Estimating Extent of Riparian Habitats from
the Water Table Model by Reach for the Alternatives (8K)
Figures P-1a through P-15 only available
in hard copy
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Appendix
Q Vegetation and Geohydrology of the Mono Lake Shoreline,
with Emphasis on Lake-Fringing Wetlands (available only
in hard copy)
- Introduction
- Shoreline Habitats
- Geohydrology of Lake-Fringing Wetlands
- Geohydrologic Characterization of Lake-Fringing
Wetlands
- Response of Individual Lake-Fringing Wetlands to Lake
Level Fluctuation
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Table Q-1 Habitat Type and Extent Documented
for the Prediversion and Point-of-Reference Conditions and
Predicted for the EIR Alternatives (hard copy only)
Table
Q-2 Groundwater Sources for
Lake-Fringing Wetlands (8K)
Table
Q-3 Geohydrologic
Characterization of Lake-Fringing Wetlands (8K)
Table
Q-4 Lake-Fringing Wetland
Types (8K)
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Appendix
R Legal
History of the Mono Lake Controversy (35K)
- Introduction
- Summary
- Legal History
of the Mono Basin Diversions
- Legal History
of the Owens Basin Diversions
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Table
R-1 Court-Ordered Interim
Flows for Mono Lake Tributaries (8K)
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Appendix
S Auxiliary
Reports List (8K)
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Appendix
T Hydrologic
Characteristics of the Owens River Basin
below the Upper Owens River
(21K)
- Lake Crowley Reservoir Watershed Runoff
- Round Valley Runoff
- Middle Owens River Runoff
- Tinemaha-to-Haiwee Area Runoff
- Other Los Angeles Aqueduct Facilities
- Citations
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Appendix
U Efflorescence
Persistence (10K)
- Estimate of
Groundwater Response Period
- Citations
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Figure U-1 only available in hard copy
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Appendix
V Visual
Resources (9K)
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Table V-1 List of Photographic
Images Used in the Visual Preference Survey (hard copy only)
Table
V-2 Results of Visual
Preference Survey at Mono Lake: Average
Scenic Beauty Score for each Scene (1-10 Scale) (8K)
Table
V-3 Results of Visual
Preference Survey at Mono Lake: Ranking
of Scenes from Most Preferred to Least Preferred (8K)
Table
V-4 Results of Visual
Preference Survey at Mono Lake: Rating
of Visual Elements of Scenic Quality (8K)
Figures V-1 through V-5 only available in hard copy
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Appendix
W Recreation
Resources (43K)
- Overview
- Mono Lake
- Lower Reaches of Affected
Mono Lake Tributaries
- Lake Crowley Reservoir
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Figures W-1 and W-2 only available in hard
copy
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Appendix
X Economics
(44K)
- Recreation Benefits
- Mono Lake Preservation
Values
- Water Supply and Power
Generation Costs
- Citations
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Table
X-1 Worksheet for Estimating
Recreation Benefits for
Mono Lake Visitors (8K)
Table
X-2 Willingness to Pay: Mono
Lake (8K)
Table
X-3 Worksheet for Estimating
Recreation Benefits for
Lower Tributaries Visitors (8K)
Table
X-4 Willingness to Pay:
Tributary Survey (8K)
Table
X-5 Worksheet for Estimating
Recreation Benefits at
Grant Lake Reservoir (8K)
Table
X-6 Willingness to Pay: Grant
Lake Reservoir (8K)
Table
X-7 Worksheet for Estimating
Recreation Benefits at
Lake Crowley Reservoir (8K)
Table
X-8 Willingness to Pay: Lake
Crowley Reservoir (8K)
Table
X-9 Worksheet for Estimating
Recreation Benefits for
Upper Owens River (8K)
Table X-10 Correlated Response Model Coefficient Estimates
(Programs A and B) (hard copy only)
Table X-11 Coefficient Estimates for Program C (hard copy
only)
Table X-12 Water and Power Supply Costs over the 20-Year
Period (hard copy only)
Figure X-1 only available in hard copy
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