Lake Abert
E627803
Lake Abert is a large, shallow, saline lake in south-central Oregon known for its bird habitat and striking high-desert landscape.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lake County, Oregon
subject surface form:
Lake County, Oregon