Twin Lake
by Robert Bales
Title
Twin Lake
Artist
Robert Bales
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Twin Lakes are a pair of lake located along the Grand Loop Road south of Mammoth Hot Springs. The lakes were originally given their name in 1879 by superintendent Philetus W. Norris for their proximity and similar mirrored appearance to one another.
North Twin Lake's water comes from spring and runoff from nearby geyser activity. It is very shallow and cannot support a fish population. Despite this, the lake was stocked with whitefish in 1889, and grayling in the 1934-1935 time period. In both cases, the lack of suitable spawning habitat led to the demise of the transplanted fish.
South Twin Lake's water also comes from springs and geyser activity. And while it is somewhat deeper, it also lacks inlet and outlet channels and thus suitable spawning habitat to allow for fish reproduction. South was also stocked with whitefish in 1889, as well as 200 rainbow trout in 1933. Between 1934 and 1956, some 450,000 grayling were introduced to the lake. By the mid 1970s, the lake was once again barren, whoever.
Both lakes have no defined inlet or outlet channels. There have been several studies conducted in an attempt to ascertain where the water from these lakes flows, to no avail (or to wide disagreement). It is possible that the outlets for these lakes shifts from time to time. Both lakes are currently listed as draining into a tributary of Obsidian Creek., yellowstone
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June 5th, 2015
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #21 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christopher for the great information, and the discussion!! Thanks for the LFTw!!
Brian Tada
Superb lighting and awesome dynamics of this stunning scenic portrait, Robert! Nominating for a Special Feature in the 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group. F/L
Diana Mary Sharpton
Nominating this stunning stormy landscape for special feature on the 1000 view group... T/F
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks, Christopher for the feature, invite, congrats, promotion, and the great group!! Thanks for the LFP!!
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. If enabled, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 September: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Thank you for your participation in the group! (September 10, 2018)
Linda Phelps
L F This is a fantastic capture od a scenic spot with storm clouds adding interest to the whole image It is an awesome composition with very nice green tones.
Robert Bales replied:
Thannks so much Linda for the fine review and the nice promotion! I only got this one because of road construction. We were stopped for about 15 minutes.
Reynold Jay
Hi Robert--What? Not a bunch of beachfront properties? It is refreshing to see something not run amuck by our fellow humans, I did read your description and see that humans did give it a try with the fish to no avail. Nice. I'd love this on my wall. FAV
Robert Bales replied:
I really enjoyed your review and bet it would look great on your wall!! Thanks for the FAV!!
Stuart Litoff
Beautiful scene! Love what you've done with this!
Robert Bales replied:
I used a preset for the last step of processing! Thanks for the visit and nice comment Stuart!