Amargosa River basin

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geographical region river basin watershed

The Amargosa River basin is an arid watershed in the Mojave Desert known for its intermittent river, unique desert ecosystems, and rare oases supporting specialized wildlife.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Amargosa River 3
Amargosa River valley 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
contains Amargosa Canyon ⓘ
Amargosa Desert ⓘ
Ash Meadows area ⓘ
Shoshone, California area ⓘ
Ash Meadows area ⓘ
surface form: Tecopa Hot Springs area

spring-fed seeps and springs ⓘ
drainageType endorheic basin ⓘ
drainsInto Death Valley ⓘ
hasCharacteristic ephemeral streams ⓘ
groundwater-dependent ecosystems ⓘ
intermittent surface flow ⓘ
playas and dry lake beds ⓘ
rare desert oases ⓘ
hasConservationArea Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge vicinity ⓘ
Death Valley National Park vicinity ⓘ
hasConservationStatus partially protected ⓘ
hasEcosystemType desert riparian habitat ⓘ
mesquite bosque ⓘ
saltbush scrub ⓘ
spring-fed wetlands ⓘ
hasLandUse limited agriculture ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ
hasMainRiver Amargosa River basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Amargosa River
hydrologicallyConnectedTo regional groundwater aquifers ⓘ
hydrologicUnitOf Great Basin ⓘ
surface form: Great Basin region (hydrology)
knownFor biodiversity in an arid environment ⓘ
rare oases ⓘ
unique desert ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Mojave Desert ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
North America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Mojave Desert ⓘ
surface form: Mojave Desert ecoregion
supports aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
desert amphibians ⓘ
desert shrubs and grasses ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
rare desert fish ⓘ
specialized desert wildlife ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
groundwater pumping ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Mojave Desert → contains → Amargosa River basin ⓘ
Amargosa River basin → hasMainRiver → Amargosa River basin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amargosa River
Ash Meadows area → hydrologicalContext → Amargosa River basin ⓘ
Ash Meadows area → locatedIn → Amargosa River basin ⓘ
Beatty, Nevada → locatedIn → Amargosa River basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amargosa River valley
Amargosa Range → namedAfter → Amargosa River basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amargosa River
Beatty, Nevada → nearbyFeature → Amargosa River basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amargosa River