Diaz Lake
Diaz Lake, elevation, is located in the Owens Valley, just south of Lone Pine, California, United States. It covers.
History
The lake was formed by the 1872 [Lone Pine earthquake] on Tuesday, March 26 of that year when of the Owens Valley dropped approximately 20 feet and a new spring opened, causing water to fill the lowland.The lake was named for the Diaz family who established a ranch here when brothers Rafael and Eleuterio Diaz emigrated from Chile in the 1860s. They owned and operated a successful cattle ranch until the land was sold to the city of Los Angeles.