Mojave Desert watershed

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The Mojave Desert watershed is the arid drainage basin that collects and channels limited surface and groundwater flows across the Mojave Desert region of the southwestern United States.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mojave Desert watershed canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
contains groundwater aquifers ⓘ
surface water features ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drains Mojave Desert region ⓘ
linked to: Mojave Desert
hasCharacteristic endorheic features ⓘ
ephemeral streams ⓘ
flash flooding events ⓘ
high evapotranspiration rates ⓘ
internal drainage ⓘ
limited surface water ⓘ
playa lakes ⓘ
sparse vegetation cover ⓘ
hasProcess evaporation from playas ⓘ
infiltration of storm runoff ⓘ
recharge of aquifers from mountain fronts ⓘ
hydrology ephemeral streamflow ⓘ
groundwater‑dominated system ⓘ
includes Amargosa River watershed ⓘ
Death Valley sub‑basins ⓘ
Ivanpah Valley watershed ⓘ
Mojave River watershed ⓘ
Piute Wash watershed ⓘ
alluvial fans ⓘ
dry lake basins ⓘ
ephemeral washes ⓘ
playas ⓘ
locatedIn Mojave Desert ⓘ
Southwestern United States ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy federal agencies ⓘ
local water districts ⓘ
state agencies ⓘ
partOf Great Basin region ⓘ
linked to: Great Basin
primaryWaterSources mountain snowmelt ⓘ
summer monsoonal thunderstorms ⓘ
winter frontal storms ⓘ
regionType desert watershed ⓘ
supports desert ecosystems ⓘ
human water use in desert communities ⓘ
riparian habitats along intermittent streams ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
groundwater overdraft ⓘ
mining activities ⓘ
urban development ⓘ

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

Cushenbury Creek → partOf → Mojave Desert watershed ⓘ