Keeler Beach Doomed

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Keeler Beach Doomed

Artist

Alan Kepler

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Photograph - Electronic Image

Description

Keeler is the largest town on the shores of the now dry Owens Lake. Keeler was settled in the 1880s and was a port for steam ships that crossed Owens Lake. Keeler also had mills that processed ore from mines in the hills above. Keeler prospered or declined in the decades after it's settlement depending on the level of mining activity in the area. Keeler also served as a commercial center for the nearby communities of Swansea, Dolomite and for area farms that were irrigated with water from Owens River. Swansea and Dolomite have since vanished entirely since all of the water in the Owens river was acquired by the Los Angles Department of Water and Power. This effectively ended farming in the Owens Valley. Mining activity slowed and then ended completely in the 1950s.

In 1913 the Los Angles Department of Water and Power started diverting water from the Owens River into the newly built Los Angles Aqueduct. The Owens River was the only source of water for the 100 square mile Owens Lake. By 1926 Owens Lake was essentially dry. Keeler, which had once been a lake side community and vacation resort is now at the edge of a hundred square mile salt flat.

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January 25th, 2016

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