Sierra Nevada Aquatic

Research Laboratory

University of California, Santa Barbara

Overview

Mission

SNARL’s mission is to advance knowledge and promote stewardship of the Eastern Sierra region through science, education and outreach.

Reserve Facts

  • Administering Campus: UC Santa Barbara
  • Established: 1973
  • Location
    Mono County, on eastern slope of Sierra Nevada; 13 km (8 mi) east of Mammoth Lakes just off U.S. Highway 395 on Mt. Morrison Road; 290 km (180 mi) south of Reno, NV
  • Size 22 ha (55 acres)
  • Elevation
    2,149 to 2169 m (7,052 to 7,116 ft)
  • Average Precipitation
    25 to 38 cm (10 to 15 in)/yr, most as snow. Snow depth in winter ranges from 1 to 2 m (3 to 6 ft)
  • Average Temperatures
    Summer: 0° to 29°C (32° to 84°F)
    Winter: -23° to 11°C (-10° to 52°F)
  • Personnel
    On-site staff reserve manager, steward, environmental monitoring specialist, education coordinator.