Lake Lucero

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Lake Lucero is a seasonal, gypsum-rich playa lake in New Mexico whose evaporating waters help form the brilliant white sand dunes of White Sands National Park.

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Label Occurrences
Lake Lucero canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gypsum-rich lake ⓘ
playa lake ⓘ
seasonal lake ⓘ
accessRegulation guided tours only ⓘ
climateZone Chihuahuan Desert region ⓘ
linked to: Chihuahuan Desert

arid ⓘ
colorOfSediment white ⓘ
contributesToFormationOf dune field of White Sands National Park ⓘ
white gypsum sand dunes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dominantMineral gypsum ⓘ
drainage internally drained (no outlet to the sea) ⓘ
formationProcess evaporation of mineral-rich groundwater ⓘ
geologicalSetting closed basin ⓘ
internally drained basin ⓘ
hazard extreme heat risk ⓘ
soft, muddy playa conditions after rain ⓘ
hydrologicalType endorheic basin ⓘ
locatedIn New Mexico ⓘ
Otero County, New Mexico ⓘ
locatedInDesert Tularosa Basin ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea White Sands National Park ⓘ
locatedNear Alamogordo, New Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Alamogordo

White Sands, New Mexico ⓘ
managingAgency U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
notableFeature bright white playa surface ⓘ
gypsum crystal beds ⓘ
partOf White Sands dunefield hydrologic system ⓘ
hydrologic system of the Tularosa Basin ⓘ
primaryProcess evaporite deposition ⓘ
gypsum crystallization ⓘ
roleInEcosystem source of gypsum for White Sands dunes ⓘ
scientificInterest evaporite mineralogy ⓘ
geomorphology of gypsum dunes ⓘ
paleoclimate indicators in playa sediments ⓘ
seasonality typically contains water only after rains ⓘ
sedimentComposition calcium sulfate (gypsum) ⓘ
sedimentType evaporite sediment ⓘ
surfaceType playa ⓘ
tourismActivity ranger-led hikes ⓘ
waterRegime ephemeral ⓘ
waterSalinity saline ⓘ
waterSource groundwater discharge ⓘ
precipitation ⓘ
surface runoff from surrounding basin ⓘ
within White Sands Missile Range (surrounding military reservation) ⓘ

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White Sands National Park → contains → Lake Lucero ⓘ