Lake Abert

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Lake Abert is a large, shallow, saline lake in south-central Oregon known for its bird habitat and striking high-desert landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf saline lake
averageDepth shallow
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
birdHabitatFor American avocet NERFINISHED
Wilson's phalarope NERFINISHED
phalaropes
red-necked phalarope
waterfowl
birdHabitatFor shorebirds
climate semi-arid
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageType endorheic
elevation about 1,300 meters above sea level
about 4,260 feet above sea level
formedBy fault-block tectonics
geologicSetting Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED
hasEcologicalIssue salinity fluctuation
water level decline in drought years
hasInflow Chewaucan River NERFINISHED
hasNoOutletTo ocean
hasShoreFeature alkali flats
playa
knownFor brine fly populations
brine shrimp populations
high-desert landscape
large populations of migratory birds
landscapeType high desert
locatedIn Lake County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon
locatedInEcoregion Northern Basin and Range NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion south-central Oregon
locatedNear U.S. Route 395 NERFINISHED
Valley Falls, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedOn Abert Rim NERFINISHED
nearbyFeature Abert Lake Wildlife Area NERFINISHED
partOf Great Basin NERFINISHED
primaryWaterSource Chewaucan River NERFINISHED
recreation birdwatching
scenic viewing
salinity hypersaline
salinityControlledBy evaporation
surfaceArea about 23,000 acres
about 93 square kilometers
waterLevelControlledBy evaporation
waterType alkaline
saline

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Lake County (partial) namedFor Lake Abert
subject surface form: Lake County, Oregon
Lake County (partial) contains Lake Abert
subject surface form: Lake County, Oregon