Soda Lake
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Soda Lake is a dry alkali lakebed in the Mojave Desert of California, known for its white mineral crusts and stark desert landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soda Lake (Mojave Desert) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alkali lakebed
ⓘ
dry lake ⓘ endorheic basin ⓘ |
| access | via roads from Interstate 15 ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
San Bernardino County
ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
|
| drainageType | closed basin ⓘ |
| ecosystem | desert playa ecosystem ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 280 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | evaporation of standing water ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | dry lakebed ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alkaline soils
ⓘ
ephemeral surface water after heavy rains ⓘ stark desert landscape ⓘ white mineral crusts ⓘ |
| hazard | soft mud and crust break-through risk after rains ⓘ |
| hydrology | receives intermittent runoff from surrounding desert ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert ⓘ San Bernardino County ⓘ
surface form:
San Bernardino County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mineralDeposit |
other evaporite minerals
ⓘ
sodium bicarbonate ⓘ sodium carbonate ⓘ sodium chloride ⓘ |
| near |
Interstate 15 in California
ⓘ
Zzyzx, California ⓘ |
| notableFor | bright white salt and soda crusts visible from distance ⓘ |
| partOf | Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | within a U.S. National Preserve ⓘ |
| region | eastern Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| salinity | high ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| surfaceCondition |
may be muddy after rainfall
ⓘ
usually dry ⓘ |
| surfaceType | playa ⓘ |
| tourism | low to moderate visitation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
desert ecology research
ⓘ
geological study ⓘ scenic desert viewing ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse halophytic plants at margins ⓘ |
| viewedFrom | nearby highways and overlooks ⓘ |
| waterType | alkaline ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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