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Owens, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., SE of Yosemite National Park and flowing SE, to enter Owens Lake, near Mt. Whitney. Since 1913, at a point c.45 mi (70 km) NW of Owens Lake, an aqueduct has diverted the bulk of the river's water to Los Angeles, causing Owens Lake to dry up. Because the dust from the dry lake is a health hazard, pipelines were constructed in 2001 to saturate a portion of the lakebed and greatly reduce the dust. In 2006, following a 2005 court order, a sufficient quantity of water to help restore the valley's environment was again permitted to course through the river; the water is captured at the north end of the lake and pumped into the aqueduct.
Owens
Jesse, real name John Cleveland Owens. 1913--80, US Black athlete: won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics (1936)


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Jerry Owens discovered a route to the major leagues that he didn't know existed, one that ended up being rather anticlimactic.
And now, Califomia-based photographer Bill Owens has earned his own moment in the sun.
I did a little perusing of the Internet and learned that you're both CFO of Anne Owens and a charter sponsor of the local symphony orchestra.
 
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