Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin
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The Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin is an endorheic watershed in northern Utah that collects freshwater inflows from surrounding rivers and lakes before terminating in the hypersaline Great Salt Lake.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
endorheic basin ⓘ watershed ⓘ |
| containsLake |
Freshwater tributary lakes
ⓘ
Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Bear River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Weber River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageDirection | toward Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | inland drainage ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collects freshwater inflows
ⓘ
terminates in hypersaline lake ⓘ |
| hasClimateInfluenceOn | Great Salt Lake microclimate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | supports Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
declining Great Salt Lake water levels
ⓘ
salinity changes in Great Salt Lake ⓘ wetland habitat loss around Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalImportance | regulates inflows to Great Salt Lake ⓘ |
| hasNoSurfaceOutflowTo | ocean ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterUse |
agricultural irrigation in northern Utah
ⓘ
municipal supply in northern Utah ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType |
closed basin
ⓘ
endorheic watershed ⓘ |
| isSubbasinOf | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTerminalLake | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin hydrologic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTerminalWaterBody | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesInflowFrom |
Bear River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Weber River NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding lakes ⓘ surrounding rivers ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom |
Wasatch Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adjacent mountain watersheds ⓘ |
| region | Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminalLakeSalinity | hypersaline ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBalanceProcess |
evaporation-dominated
ⓘ
limited surface outflow ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.