Summer Lake
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Summer Lake is a large, shallow alkali lake in south-central Oregon known for its surrounding desert landscape, wildlife refuge, and importance as a stopover for migratory birds.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alkali lake
ⓘ
endorheic lake ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedBy | Pleistocene pluvial processes ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityFeature |
marsh vegetation along shore
ⓘ
wetland-dependent bird species ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alkali
ⓘ
playa margins ⓘ saline ⓘ seasonally variable shoreline ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
continental desert-influenced climate
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
stopover site on Pacific Flyway
ⓘ
wetland habitat in arid region ⓘ |
| hasInflow | Ana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInflowSource |
Ana Springs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
groundwater springs ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | desert landscape ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority | Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (for adjacent wildlife area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for its seasonal and summer appearance to early explorers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Ana Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHighway | Oregon Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Summer Lake Wildlife Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Summer Lake, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow |
evaporation
ⓘ
seepage ⓘ |
| hasRecreationActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hunting in designated seasons ⓘ nature photography ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType |
alkali flats
ⓘ
playa sediments ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | alkaline water ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| isRemnantOf | Pleistocene pluvial lake system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
south-central Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Lake County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion | Northern Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Oregon Outback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Basin hydrologic province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Summer Lake Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lake County, Oregon