Carson Desert
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The Carson Desert is an arid basin in western Nevada characterized by dry lakebeds, sparse vegetation, and a harsh Great Basin desert climate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carson Desert canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arid basin
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Churchill County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageAnnualPrecipitation |
less than 13 centimeters
ⓘ
less than 5 inches ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ large diurnal temperature range ⓘ |
| contains |
Carson Sink
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humboldt Salt Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Humboldt Sink (margin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stillwater Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasinOf | Carson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Central Basin and Range ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1200 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 4000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicHistory | former part of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan basin ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
arid climate
ⓘ
cold desert climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alkali flats
ⓘ
dry lakebeds ⓘ playas ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
dust storms
ⓘ
high evaporation rates ⓘ |
| hydrologicCharacteristic |
endorheic basin
ⓘ
terminal basin for Carson River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Basin Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada ⓘ western Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Fallon, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin hydrologic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lahontan Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom | Carson River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType |
alkaline soils
ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigated agriculture near Fallon
ⓘ
military training areas near Fallon ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
greasewood
ⓘ
sagebrush ⓘ salt-tolerant shrubs ⓘ shadscale ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.