Gunnison Basin

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geographic region watershed

The Gunnison Basin is a high-elevation watershed and geographic region in western Colorado known for its rugged mountains, extensive public lands, and ecologically rich sagebrush and river systems.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gunnison Basin canonical 1
Gunnison River basin 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Gunnison Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sagebrush shrublands ⓘ
Upper Gunnison River watershed ⓘ
alpine tundra areas ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainedBy Gunnison River NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation high-elevation ⓘ
hasCity Gunnison, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEcosystem riparian habitat ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ
hasIssue habitat fragmentation risk ⓘ
water scarcity concerns ⓘ
hasLandUse irrigated agriculture ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Curecanti National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grand Mesa National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gunnison National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uncompahgre National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTown Crested Butte, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montrose, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTributary East River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Fork of the Gunnison River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taylor River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tomichi Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uncompahgre River NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor extensive public lands ⓘ
river systems ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ
sagebrush ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
western Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
partOf Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsSpecies Gunnison sage-grouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
elk ⓘ
mule deer ⓘ
native trout ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ
usedFor hydropower generation ⓘ
water supply for agriculture ⓘ
water supply for municipalities ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Intermountain West → contains → Gunnison Basin ⓘ
Elk Mountains → drainage → Gunnison Basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gunnison River basin