Soda Dry Lake
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Soda Dry Lake is a dry lake bed in California’s Mojave Desert, known for its stark salt flats and proximity to the former health resort site of Zzyzx.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry lake
→
endorheic basin → |
| access | via Zzyzx Road from Interstate 15 → |
| administrativeAuthority |
National Park Service
→
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| basinType | closed basin → |
| climate |
arid
→
desert climate → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage | internal drainage → |
| ecosystemType | desert playa ecosystem → |
| elevation | approximately 280 meters above sea level → |
| formedBy | inland drainage and evaporation in arid climate → |
| geologicalProcess | evaporation-driven salt deposition → |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range Province → |
| hasNearbyFacility |
California State University Desert Studies Center
→
surface form:
Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx
|
| hasNearbyFeature |
Cronese Mountains
→
Mojave River →
surface form:
Mojave River sink
Soda Mountains → |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Baker, California
→
Zzyzx, California →
surface form:
Zzyzx
|
| hasSurfaceFeature |
evaporite deposits
→
playa → salt flats → |
| hasVegetationCharacteristic | sparse halophytic vegetation at margins → |
| hydrologicalCharacteristic |
ephemeral lake
→
usually dry → |
| locatedAlong | Mojave Road historic route → |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
→
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert → San Bernardino County →
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| locatedNear |
Interstate 15 in California
→
Mojave River → Zzyzx, California → former Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa → |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Mojave National Preserve → |
| notableFor |
proximity to the historic Zzyzx health resort site
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stark white salt flats → |
| partOf | Mojave National Preserve → |
| receivesInflowFrom | Mojave River → |
| region | Southern California → |
| surfaceComposition |
other saline minerals
→
sodium chloride → |
| tourism | visited for desert scenery → |
| usedFor |
filming location for desert scenes
→
military training in surrounding areas → scientific research in desert geomorphology → |
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