Kern River watershed
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The Kern River watershed is the entire land area in California’s southern Sierra Nevada whose surface water drains into the Kern River system, encompassing its tributaries, headwaters, and surrounding catchment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kern River watershed canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
hydrologic unit ⓘ river watershed ⓘ |
| containsEcosystem |
alpine tundra
ⓘ
chaparral and shrubland ⓘ foothill oak woodland ⓘ montane conifer forest ⓘ riparian woodland ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Kern River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kern County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tulare County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Domeland Wilderness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Trout Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Inyo National Forest portions ⓘ Kern Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Kern River headwaters ⓘ Lake Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Kern River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sequoia National Forest portions ⓘ Sequoia National Park portions ⓘ South Fork Kern River NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Kern River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Whitney region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyDrainedTo | Tulare Lake basin GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ local water agencies ⓘ |
| primaryOutflow | Kern River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
camping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ whitewater boating ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Sierra Nevada crest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
California golden trout
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep NERFINISHED ⓘ black bear ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
drought ⓘ water diversions ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.