Digital Bathymetric Model of Mono Lake, California

In 1986 and 1987, Pelagos Corporation of San Diego (now Racal
Pelagos) undertook a bathymetric survey of Mono Lake in eastern
California for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
(DWP). The result of that survey was a series of maps at various
scales and contour intervals. From these maps, the DWP hoped to
predict consequences of the drop in lake level that resulted from
their diversion of streams in the Mono Basin. No digital models,
including shaded-relief and perspective-view renderings, were
made from the data collected during the survey. With the
permission of Pelagos Corporation and DWP, these data are used to
produce a digital model of the floor of Mono Lake. The model was
created using a geographic information system (GIS) to
incorporate these data with new observations and measurements
made in the field. This model should prove to be a valuable tool
for enhanced visualization and analyses of the floor of Mono
Lake.