Christmas Lake
E758690
Christmas Lake is a shallow, often dry alkali lake in the arid Christmas Lake Valley of south-central Oregon, known for its remote high-desert setting and surrounding volcanic geology.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alkali lake
ⓘ
endorheic lake ⓘ |
| accessibility | remote ⓘ |
| basinEndorheic | true ⓘ |
| climate |
continental high-desert climate
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | internal drainage basin ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| evaporationDominated | true ⓘ |
| formationProcess | tectonic subsidence and evaporation ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | volcanic region ⓘ |
| humanSettlementDensity | very low ⓘ |
| hydrologicalStatus |
often dry
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ |
| inflowType |
ephemeral streams
ⓘ
surface runoff ⓘ |
| landUseAround |
open range
ⓘ
public rangeland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basin and Range Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christmas Lake Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon ⓘ high desert ⓘ south-central Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Rock volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dry lakebed
ⓘ
remote high-desert setting ⓘ surrounding volcanic geology ⓘ |
| outflow | none ⓘ |
| partOf | Christmas Lake Valley playa system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
recreation
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of the Cascade Range
ⓘ
north of the Nevada border ⓘ |
| salinity | saline-alkaline ⓘ |
| seasonalVariation | water present mainly in wet years ⓘ |
| sedimentType | fine-grained playa sediments ⓘ |
| surfaceCondition | playa ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
basaltic terrain
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ volcanic landforms ⓘ |
| typicalPrecipitation | low ⓘ |
| valleyType | arid valley ⓘ |
| waterType | alkaline ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.