Big Lost River basin
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The Big Lost River basin is a semi-arid, internally drained watershed in south-central Idaho known for its disappearing river that sinks into the Snake River Plain aquifer rather than reaching the ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Lost River basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ watershed ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Arco Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Lost River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Copper Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost River Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Mackay Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Pahsimeroi Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doesNotDrainTo | ocean ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | disappearing river ⓘ |
| drainageType | internally drained ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Cold desert shrublands
ⓘ
Montane forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ephemeral lower river reaches
ⓘ
high evapotranspiration relative to precipitation ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Lost River Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicFeature | losing stream reaches ⓘ |
| hydrologicInput |
mountain precipitation
ⓘ
snowmelt ⓘ |
| hydrologicOutput |
evapotranspiration
ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ |
| hydrologicProcess | infiltration into basalt and alluvial deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contribution to Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer recharge
ⓘ
river that disappears into the ground ⓘ |
| landUse |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
rangeland grazing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
south-central Idaho ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern edge of the Snake River Plain ⓘ |
| majorAquiferConnection | Eastern Snake River Plain aquifer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Big Lost River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow | Snake River Plain aquifer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin–Snake River transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRiver | Big Lost River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateHydrologicUnit | Idaho hydrologic basin ⓘ |
| surfaceWaterToGroundwaterInteraction | significant ⓘ |
| typicalPrecipitationForm |
rain in valley floors
GENERATED
ⓘ
snow in higher elevations GENERATED ⓘ |
| waterManagementIssue |
drought sensitivity
ⓘ
groundwater–surface water interaction ⓘ irrigation demand ⓘ |
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