Alien Planet
by Jonathan Nguyen
Title
Alien Planet
Artist
Jonathan Nguyen
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Print
Description
Lake Isabella (also called Isabella Lake )[1][2] is a reservoir in Kern County, California created by the earthen Isabella Dam. It was formed in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Kern River at the junction of its two forks at Whiskey Flat. At 11,000 acres (4,500 ha), it is one of the larger reservoirs in California. The area is in the southern end of the Sierra Nevada range and the lake itself is located in low mountains at an elevation of approximately 2,500 ft (760 m) where summer temperatures reach over 100 degrees (�F) but low enough to avoid winter snows on the surrounding ridges. Lake Isabella is located about 40 mi. northeast of Bakersfield, and is the main water supply for that city. Lake Isabella can be reached by car from Bakersfield via state Highway 178 and from Delano via Highway 155. For this image, i want to convey to the viewers how severely the drought California has faced right now as the level of the water continue to drop at it lowest. I had a chance to pass by this lake a few years past and the water level was about as full as where I was standing. This image was taken last winter, and the level was almost empty.
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May 22nd, 2015
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