Nabesna River watershed
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The Nabesna River watershed is a glacially fed drainage basin in eastern Alaska that channels meltwater and runoff from surrounding mountains into the Nabesna River system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
hydrological basin ⓘ river watershed ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| collectsRunoffFrom | surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| contains |
alluvial fans
ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ glacial meltwater streams ⓘ headwater streams of the Nabesna River ⓘ river terraces ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainagePattern | dendritic drainage pattern ⓘ |
| drainageType | glacially fed drainage basin ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Nabesna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fedBy | glaciers ⓘ |
| flowRegime |
lower winter discharge
ⓘ
seasonal high flows during summer melt ⓘ |
| governedBy |
State of Alaska water resource regulations
ⓘ
U.S. federal environmental regulations ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
fluvial erosion
ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ seasonal snowmelt ⓘ sediment transport ⓘ |
| hasUse |
scientific research
ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Nabesna River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landformContext |
Alaska Range region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wrangell Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
eastern Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nabesna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Copper River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nabesna River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| region | eastern interior Alaska ⓘ |
| relevantDiscipline |
geomorphology
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ hydrology ⓘ watershed management ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem |
alpine tundra ecosystems
ⓘ
boreal forest ecosystems ⓘ riparian habitats ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | climate change impacts on glaciers ⓘ |
| waterSource |
rainfall runoff
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.