Lake Lucero
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Lake Lucero is a seasonal, gypsum-rich playa lake in New Mexico whose evaporating waters help form the brilliant white sand dunes of White Sands National Park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Lucero canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gypsum-rich lake
ⓘ
playa lake ⓘ seasonal lake ⓘ |
| accessRegulation | guided tours only ⓘ |
| climateZone |
Chihuahuan Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Chihuahuan Desert region
arid ⓘ |
| colorOfSediment | white ⓘ |
| contributesToFormationOf |
dune field of White Sands National Park
ⓘ
white gypsum sand dunes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantMineral | gypsum ⓘ |
| drainage | internally drained (no outlet to the sea) ⓘ |
| formationProcess | evaporation of mineral-rich groundwater ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
closed basin
ⓘ
internally drained basin ⓘ |
| hazard |
extreme heat risk
ⓘ
soft, muddy playa conditions after rain ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
ⓘ
Otero County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert |
Tularosa Basin region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tularosa Basin
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | White Sands National Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alamogordo
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park ⓘ
surface form:
White Sands, New Mexico
|
| managingAgency |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| notableFeature |
bright white playa surface
ⓘ
gypsum crystal beds ⓘ |
| partOf |
White Sands gypsum dunes
ⓘ
surface form:
White Sands dunefield hydrologic system
hydrologic system of the Tularosa Basin ⓘ |
| primaryProcess |
evaporite deposition
ⓘ
gypsum crystallization ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | source of gypsum for White Sands dunes ⓘ |
| scientificInterest |
evaporite mineralogy
ⓘ
geomorphology of gypsum dunes ⓘ paleoclimate indicators in playa sediments ⓘ |
| seasonality | typically contains water only after rains ⓘ |
| sedimentComposition | calcium sulfate (gypsum) ⓘ |
| sedimentType | evaporite sediment ⓘ |
| surfaceType | playa ⓘ |
| tourismActivity | ranger-led hikes ⓘ |
| waterRegime | ephemeral ⓘ |
| waterSalinity | saline ⓘ |
| waterSource |
groundwater discharge
ⓘ
precipitation ⓘ surface runoff from surrounding basin ⓘ |
| within |
White Sands Missile Range
ⓘ
surface form:
White Sands Missile Range (surrounding military reservation)
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.