Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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national recreation area protected area tourist attraction

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a vast protected landscape in the American Southwest centered on the reservoirs of the Colorado River, offering desert scenery, water-based recreation, and wildlife habitat.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national recreation area → protected area → tourist attraction →
area	about 1,500,000 acres → about 607,000 hectares →
climate	arid →
contains	Black Canyon → Eldorado Mountains → Muddy Mountains →
containsBodyOfWater	Colorado River → Lake Mead → Lake Mohave →
containsStructure	Davis Dam → Hoover Dam →
country	United States →
createdAround	reservoirs of the Colorado River →
ecosystemType	desert ecosystem →
establishedAsNationalRecreationArea	October 8, 1964 →
follows	Colorado River →
governingBody	U.S. Department of the Interior →
hasPart	Lake Mead → Lake Mohave →
hasVisitorCenter	Alan Bible Visitor Center →
inception	1964 →
iucnCategory	V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) →
knownFor	desert scenery → dramatic lake shorelines → water-based recreation →
locatedIn	American Southwest → Arizona → Nevada →
locatedInDesert	Mojave Desert → Sonoran Desert transition zone →
managingOrganization	United States National Park Service →
nearestCity	Las Vegas, Nevada →
offersActivity	boating → camping → fishing → hiking → scuba diving → swimming → wildlife viewing →
operator	National Park Service →
partOf	National Park System →
providesHabitatFor	coyotes → desert bighorn sheep → migratory birds → various raptors →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lake Mead → Lake Mohave → Muddy Mountains ("Lake Mead region") →	partOf
Mohave County, Arizona ("Lake Mead National Recreation Area (portion)") → Mojave Desert →	contains
Clark County → Eldorado Mountains →	hasProtectedArea
Boulder City, Nevada → Las Vegas, Nevada →	near
National Recreation Area →	hasExample
Alan Bible Visitor Center →	isGatewayTo
Alan Bible Visitor Center →	locatedIn
Black Canyon →	nearProtectedArea