Tulare Basin
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Tulare Basin is a large, endorheic subregion in the southern part of California’s Central Valley, historically dominated by extensive wetlands and Tulare Lake.
Aliases (5)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic basin
→
geographic region → subregion of the Central Valley → |
| adjacentTo |
Coast Ranges
→
San Joaquin Basin → Sierra Nevada → |
| climateRegion |
Mediterranean climate zone
→
|
| climateType |
semi-arid
→
|
| contains |
agricultural fields
→
groundwater aquifers → |
| containsFormer |
Tulare Lake
→
|
| country |
United States
→
|
| drainageCharacteristic |
internally drained
→
|
| environmentalIssue |
groundwater overdraft
→
habitat fragmentation → land subsidence → wetland loss → |
| historicalEcology |
important fish habitat
→
important shorebird habitat → important waterfowl habitat → riparian forests → |
| historicalHydrology |
episodically filled lake
→
seasonally flooded → |
| historicalLandCover |
extensive wetlands
→
lakes → marshes → |
| historicallyDominatedBy |
Tulare Lake
→
wetlands → |
| hydrologicalType |
endorheic
→
|
| locatedIn |
California
→
southern Central Valley → southern San Joaquin Valley → |
| majorEconomicActivity |
dairy production
→
industrial-scale farming → |
| partOf |
Central Valley
→
San Joaquin Valley → |
| primaryModernLandUse |
irrigated agriculture
→
|
| receivesInflowFrom |
Kaweah River
→
Kern River → Kings River → Tule River → |
| waterManagementFeature |
irrigation canals
→
levees → reservoirs → |
| waterManagementIssue |
salinity buildup
→
surface water diversions → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tulare County, California
("Tulare Lake Basin (historical area)")
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contains |
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Central Valley
→
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hasPart |
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Yokutsan languages
("Tulare Lake basin")
→
|
historicalRegion |
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Central California
("Tulare Lake Basin")
→
|
majorRiver |
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Tulare County, California
("Tulare Lake")
→
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namedAfter |
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Sacramento Valley
("Great Valley of California")
→
|
partOf |
|
Yokuts people
("Tulare Lake Basin")
→
|
traditionalRegion |