Tulare Basin

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Tulare Basin is a large, endorheic subregion in the southern part of California’s Central Valley, historically dominated by extensive wetlands and Tulare Lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic basin
geographic region
subregion of the Central Valley
adjacentTo Coast Ranges
San Joaquin Basin
linked to: San Joaquin Valley

Sierra Nevada
climateRegion Mediterranean climate zone
climateType semi-arid
contains agricultural fields
groundwater aquifers
containsFormer Tulare Lake
country United States
drainageCharacteristic internally drained
environmentalIssue groundwater overdraft
habitat fragmentation
land subsidence
wetland loss
historicalEcology important fish habitat
important shorebird habitat
important waterfowl habitat
riparian forests
historicalHydrology episodically filled lake
seasonally flooded
historicalLandCover extensive wetlands
lakes
marshes
historicallyDominatedBy Tulare Lake
wetlands
hydrologicalType endorheic
locatedIn California
southern Central Valley
southern San Joaquin Valley
linked to: San Joaquin Valley
majorEconomicActivity dairy production
industrial-scale farming
partOf Central Valley
San Joaquin Valley
primaryModernLandUse irrigated agriculture
receivesInflowFrom Kaweah River
Kern River
Kings River
Tule River
waterManagementFeature irrigation canals
levees
reservoirs
waterManagementIssue salinity buildup
surface water diversions

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Central Valley hasPart Tulare Basin
Tulare County, California namedAfter Tulare Lake
linked to: Tulare Basin
Tulare County, California contains Tulare Lake Basin (historical area)
linked to: Tulare Basin
Central California majorRiver Tulare Lake Basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Yokuts people traditionalRegion Tulare Lake Basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Sacramento Valley partOf Great Valley of California
linked to: Tulare Basin
Yokutsan languages historicalRegion Tulare Lake basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Kaweah River headwaters formsPartOf Tulare Basin hydrologic region
linked to: Tulare Basin
Tulare Lake locatedIn Tulare Basin
Tulare Lake drainageBasin Tulare Lake Basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Kern River mouth Tulare Lakebed region
linked to: Tulare Basin
Kern River tributaryOf Tulare Lake basin (endorheic) historically
linked to: Tulare Basin
Kaweah River tributaryOf Tulare Lake basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Kaweah River riverSystem Tulare Lake basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Tule River mouthLocatedIn Tulare Basin
Tule River partOf Tulare Lake Basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Tule River drainageBasin endorheic Tulare Basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
Tulare Lake Yokuts region Tulare Lake region
linked to: Tulare Basin