Walnut Creek watershed
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The Walnut Creek watershed is a drainage basin in northern Arizona whose streams carved the deep limestone gorge preserved within Walnut Canyon National Monument.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Walnut Canyon National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carved |
canyon preserved in Walnut Canyon National Monument
ⓘ
limestone gorge in Walnut Canyon ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainagePattern | ephemeral and intermittent streams ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Walnut Creek (Arizona) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| erosionTimescale | thousands to millions of years ⓘ |
| formedBy | precipitation runoff in northern Arizona ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | limestone gorge ⓘ |
| geologicSetting | Colorado Plateau sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalProcess | fluvial erosion ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | contributed to setting of ancient cliff dwellings in Walnut Canyon ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | supports riparian habitats in Walnut Canyon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Walnut Creek (Arizona)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tributary streams of Walnut Creek ⓘ |
| hasRelevanceFor |
geomorphology studies of canyon formation
ⓘ
hydrology of Walnut Canyon National Monument ⓘ |
| hasTopographicEffect | created steep canyon walls ⓘ |
| hydrologicSystem | surface water drainage ⓘ |
| influences | landscape of Walnut Canyon National Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Walnut Canyon National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service (within Walnut Canyon National Monument) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Flagstaff, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRockTypeEroded | limestone GENERATED ⓘ |
| region | Coconino County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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