Nabesna River watershed

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The Nabesna River watershed is a glacially fed drainage basin in eastern Alaska that channels meltwater and runoff from surrounding mountains into the Nabesna River system.

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Nabesna River watershed canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
hydrological basin ⓘ
river watershed ⓘ
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
collectsRunoffFrom surrounding mountains ⓘ
contains alluvial fans ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ
glacial meltwater streams ⓘ
headwater streams of the Nabesna River ⓘ
river terraces ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainagePattern dendritic drainage pattern ⓘ
drainageType glacially fed drainage basin ⓘ
drainsInto Nabesna River NERFINISHED ⓘ
fedBy glaciers ⓘ
flowRegime lower winter discharge ⓘ
seasonal high flows during summer melt ⓘ
governedBy State of Alaska water resource regulations ⓘ
U.S. federal environmental regulations ⓘ
hasProcess fluvial erosion ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ
seasonal snowmelt ⓘ
sediment transport ⓘ
hasUse scientific research ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ
hydrologicalSystem Nabesna River system ⓘ
landformContext Alaska Range region ⓘ
linked to: Alaska Range

Wrangell Mountains region ⓘ
linked to: Wrangell Mountains
languageOfToponym English ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
eastern Alaska ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ⓘ
namedAfter Nabesna River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Copper River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Copper River Basin

Nabesna River basin ⓘ
primaryWaterSource glacial meltwater ⓘ
region eastern interior Alaska ⓘ
relevantDiscipline geomorphology ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
hydrology ⓘ
watershed management ⓘ
supportsEcosystem alpine tundra ecosystems ⓘ
boreal forest ecosystems ⓘ
riparian habitats ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change impacts on glaciers ⓘ
waterSource rainfall runoff ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ

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Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nabesna Glacier → influences → Nabesna River watershed ⓘ