Texas (1958) and Nevada Smith (1966). Other films that had scenes shot at Owens Lake or the nearby Alabama Hills where Owens Lake is visible includes Top Gun (1986), and Tremors (1990). Public access The Cartago Wildlife Area continues to develop as a wildlife-viewing area for the public. The site is open year-round for viewing numerous bird species attracted to the ponds and wetlands as well as the ruins of a historic soda ash plant from the World War I era and the 1920s. See also Owens River course List of lakes in California Los Angeles Aqueduct California Water Wars List of drying lakes California Historical Landmarks in Inyo County References Notes Bibliography External links The Owens Valley Committee: Owens Lake Owens (Dry) Lake, California: A Human-Induced Dust Problem Owens Lake Dust Bedevils Keeler David Maisel's "The Lake Project" "The Eternal Dustbowl" March 22, 2006 feature article in the LA Weekly on the controversy surrounding the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power's environmental mitigation efforts at Owens Lake, written by Jeffrey Anderson, with photographs by Claudio Cambon. Birds of the Owens Lake Minerals and Mining Endorheic lakes of California Lakes of Inyo County, California Owens River Lakes of the Mojave Desert Shrunken lakes Salt flats of California Environmental issues in California Los Angeles Aqueduct Lakes of California Landforms of Inyo County, California Owens Valley Tourist attractions in Inyo County, California Lakes of Northern California