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If fresh water flows into mono lake why is the lake salty
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If fresh water flows into mono lake why is the lake salty

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Mountains surround mono laks forming a closed hydrological basin--water fows into the lake, but it doesn't flow out. The only way for water to leave Mono Lake is through evaporation. ... Because the lake has no outlet, it is naturally saline.
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