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.

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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

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Utah Lake drainageBasin Jordan River–Great Salt Lake basin