Stehekin River (upper watershed region)

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The Stehekin River’s upper watershed is a remote, glacier-fed river system in Washington’s North Cascades that drains rugged alpine terrain and supports diverse ecosystems within North Cascades National Park.

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Stehekin River (upper watershed region) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier-fed river system ⓘ
river watershed ⓘ
drains rugged alpine terrain ⓘ
hasAccessType backcountry access only ⓘ
trail access ⓘ
hasClimate maritime-influenced mountain climate ⓘ
hasEcosystemType alpine ecosystem ⓘ
freshwater aquatic ecosystem ⓘ
riparian ecosystem ⓘ
subalpine forest ecosystem ⓘ
hasGeomorphologicalFeature alluvial fans ⓘ
braided river reaches ⓘ
glacially carved valleys ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic relatively low winter flows ⓘ
seasonal high flows in spring and early summer ⓘ
snowmelt-dominated flow regime ⓘ
hasLandUse conservation ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ
hasManagementObjective preservation of natural river processes ⓘ
protection of native species and habitats ⓘ
hasSourceType glacial meltwater ⓘ
hasWaterQuality high ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Lake Chelan ⓘ
importantFor cold-water habitat ⓘ
downstream water supply to Lake Chelan ⓘ
wilderness recreation opportunities ⓘ
isRemote true ⓘ
isRoadless true ⓘ
locatedIn Chelan County, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Chelan County

North Cascades National Park ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
locatedInMountainRange North Cascades ⓘ
partOf Stehekin River ⓘ
protectedBy National Park Service ⓘ
subjectTo flooding events ⓘ
glacial retreat impacts ⓘ
heavy winter snowfall ⓘ
supportsBiodiversity aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
diverse plant species ⓘ
diverse wildlife species ⓘ
withinProtectedArea North Cascades National Park Complex ⓘ

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North Cascades National Park → traversedBy → Stehekin River (upper watershed region) ⓘ