Stehekin River (upper watershed region)
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The Stehekin River’s upper watershed is a remote, glacier-fed river system in Washington’s North Cascades that drains rugged alpine terrain and supports diverse ecosystems within North Cascades National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stehekin River (upper watershed region) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier-fed river system
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river watershed ⓘ |
| drains | rugged alpine terrain ⓘ |
| hasAccessType |
backcountry access only
ⓘ
trail access ⓘ |
| hasClimate | maritime-influenced mountain climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
alpine ecosystem
ⓘ
freshwater aquatic ecosystem ⓘ riparian ecosystem ⓘ subalpine forest ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalFeature |
alluvial fans
ⓘ
braided river reaches ⓘ glacially carved valleys ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic |
relatively low winter flows
ⓘ
seasonal high flows in spring and early summer ⓘ snowmelt-dominated flow regime ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
conservation
ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ |
| hasManagementObjective |
preservation of natural river processes
ⓘ
protection of native species and habitats ⓘ |
| hasSourceType | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| hasWaterQuality | high ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | Lake Chelan ⓘ |
| importantFor |
cold-water habitat
ⓘ
downstream water supply to Lake Chelan ⓘ wilderness recreation opportunities ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| isRoadless | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chelan County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Cascades National Park ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| locatedInMountainRange | North Cascades ⓘ |
| partOf | Stehekin River ⓘ |
| protectedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
flooding events
ⓘ
glacial retreat impacts ⓘ heavy winter snowfall ⓘ |
| supportsBiodiversity |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
diverse plant species ⓘ diverse wildlife species ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea |
North Cascades National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
North Cascades National Park Complex
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.