Humboldt Sink

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Humboldt Sink is a dry, endorheic desert basin in northwestern Nevada that serves as the terminal playa for the Humboldt River.

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Humboldt Sink canonical 6

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert basin
dry lake
endorheic basin
playa
accessedBy Interstate 80
U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED
basinType closed basin
climate arid
contains mud flats
salt flats
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Humboldt River basin
ecoregion Central Basin and Range ecoregion
elevation approximately 1,189 meters
approximately 3,900 feet
geologicalSetting intermontane basin
hasNearbyFeature Humboldt Lake NERFINISHED
Lovelock, Nevada
historicalUse route area for 19th-century emigrant trails
segment of the California Trail corridor
hydrologicalType endorheic
hydrologicFunction terminal playa for Humboldt River
landUse limited grazing in surrounding areas
wildlife habitat in surrounding areas
locatedIn Nevada
locatedInCounty Churchill County
surface form: Churchill County, Nevada

Pershing County
surface form: Pershing County, Nevada
locatedInDesert Great Basin Desert
locatedInRegion northwestern Nevada
namedAfter Humboldt River
nearestTown Lovelock, Nevada
outflow none
partOf Great Basin
Humboldt Basin
partOfPaleolakeSystem Pleistocene Lake Lahontan remnants
receivesInflowFrom Humboldt River
region western United States
relatedTo Lahontan Valley
surface form: Lahontan Basin
sedimentType fine-grained lacustrine sediments
stateProtectedAreaNearby Humboldt Lake State Wildlife Management Area
surfaceType alkali flat
playa surface
terminalFor Humboldt River
typicalVegetation sparse salt-tolerant shrubs at margins
waterLossMechanism evaporation
infiltration

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Referenced by (6)

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

Humboldt River mouthLocatedIn Humboldt Sink
Humboldt River dischargeLocation Humboldt Sink
Great Basin Desert contains Humboldt Sink
Lovelock Cave overlooks Humboldt Sink
Carson Sink near Humboldt Sink