Pahranagat Wash
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Pahranagat Wash is a desert watercourse in Nevada that drains the Pahranagat Valley and channels its runoff toward larger regional watershed systems.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert watercourse
ⓘ
ephemeral stream ⓘ wash ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pahranagat Valley hydrology
ⓘ
desert watershed processes ⓘ |
| climateContext | arid climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainagePattern | valley drainage ⓘ |
| drains | Pahranagat Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | desert riparian corridor (intermittent) ⓘ |
| environment | Mojave Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowRegime |
seasonal
ⓘ
storm-dependent ⓘ |
| flowsToward | regional watershed systems of southern Nevada ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalFeature | ephemeral channel ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalProcess | sediment transport during flash floods ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | links local runoff to regional drainage network ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Pahranagat Valley drainage system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| near | Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pahranagat Valley watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
larger regional watershed networks of Nevada ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
conveyance of floodwaters
ⓘ
drainage of surface runoff ⓘ |
| receivesRunoffFrom |
Pahranagat Valley alluvial fans
ⓘ
surrounding desert uplands of Pahranagat Valley ⓘ |
| region | southern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | arid basin and range topography ⓘ |
| watercourseType | intermittent stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.