Death Valley regional hydrologic system

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groundwater flow system regional hydrologic system surface-water and groundwater system

The Death Valley regional hydrologic system is a vast groundwater and surface-water network in the arid southwestern United States that collects, transports, and discharges water across multiple basins into the Death Valley area.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Death Valley regional groundwater flow system	1
Death Valley regional hydrologic system canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	groundwater flow system ⓘ regional hydrologic system ⓘ surface-water and groundwater system ⓘ
characterizedBy	arid climate ⓘ closed basins ⓘ internal drainage ⓘ large depth to groundwater in many areas ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossesPoliticalBoundary	California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ
dischargesTo	Amargosa River NERFINISHED ⓘ evaporation from playas ⓘ springs at Ash Meadows ⓘ springs in Death Valley ⓘ transpiration by phreatophytes ⓘ
drainsRegion	Amargosa Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Ash Meadows area NERFINISHED ⓘ Crater Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Valley area NERFINISHED ⓘ Frenchman Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackass Flats NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada Test Site vicinity ⓘ Oasis Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Pahrump Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainier Mesa area NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucca Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	ephemeral streams ⓘ groundwater flow ⓘ interbasin groundwater flow ⓘ playa lakes ⓘ springs ⓘ surface-water flow ⓘ
hasHydrologicConnectionWith	Amargosa River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ash Meadows groundwater basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Oasis Valley basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pahrump Valley basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Yucca Mountain groundwater system NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mojave Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
rechargeFrom	infiltration of streamflow ⓘ precipitation on surrounding mountains ⓘ snowmelt in high-elevation ranges ⓘ
relevantFor	Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository evaluations ⓘ contaminant transport assessment ⓘ groundwater resource management ⓘ
studiedBy	United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminatesIn	Badwater Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Death Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amargosa Canyon → drainageBasin → Death Valley regional hydrologic system ⓘ

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge → locatedInBasin → Death Valley regional hydrologic system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Death Valley regional groundwater flow system