Sevier Desert
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The Sevier Desert is a broad, arid basin in western Utah characterized by dry lakebeds, sparse vegetation, and surrounding mountain ranges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sevier Desert canonical | 11 |
| Sevier Desert region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Beaver County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juab County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Millard County, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Canyon Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confusion Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Drum Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ House Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavant Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Sevier Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sevier Lake bed ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantSoilType |
alkali flats
ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation |
greasewood
ⓘ
sagebrush ⓘ saltbush ⓘ |
| drainageBasinOf | Sevier River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Cold Desert shrubland ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 1,300–1,800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Basin and Range extensional province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAverageAnnualPrecipitation | less than 250 millimeters ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dry lakebeds
ⓘ
playas ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
alluvial fans
ⓘ
gravelly outwash plains ⓘ lacustrine sediments ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
limited agriculture (irrigated margins)
ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ military training areas ⓘ |
| hasTemperatureRegime | hot summers and cold winters ⓘ |
| hasTransportationCorridor |
U.S. Route 50
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hydrologyType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Utah ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| near |
Delta, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fillmore, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mineral extraction (limited)
ⓘ
solar energy development (selected areas) ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Pleistocene Lake Bonneville system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Delta, Utah
this entity surface form:
Sevier Desert region