Sevier Dry Lake
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Sevier Dry Lake is a large endorheic dry lake bed in central Utah, known for its expansive salt flats and role in the Sevier Desert basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sevier Dry Lake canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry lake
ⓘ
endorheic lake ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| belongsTo | interior drainage of North America ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Sevier River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1,380 meters above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 4,530 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | evaporation of inflowing water ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Sevier Desert basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ephemeral surface water
ⓘ
expansive salt flats ⓘ flat topography ⓘ highly saline sediments ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cracked mud surface in dry periods
ⓘ
shallow ephemeral ponds after heavy precipitation ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
limited grazing in surrounding area
ⓘ
military training in surrounding area ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | remnant of a larger Pleistocene lake system ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime | intermittent flooding ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Quaternary geology studies
ⓘ
paleoclimate research ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Sevier Desert hydrologic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Millard County, Utah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sevier Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ central Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource |
potash
ⓘ
salt ⓘ sulfate minerals ⓘ |
| near | Delta, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflow |
evaporation
ⓘ
infiltration ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesInflowFrom | Sevier River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Lake Bonneville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sedimentType |
clay
ⓘ
evaporite deposits ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| surfaceType |
playa
ⓘ
salt pan ⓘ |
| usedFor | mineral extraction ⓘ |
| waterBalance | no surface outflow ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.