Kern River watershed

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The Kern River watershed is the entire land area in California’s southern Sierra Nevada whose surface water drains into the Kern River system, encompassing its tributaries, headwaters, and surrounding catchment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kern River watershed canonical 6
Kern River basin 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
hydrologic unit
river watershed
containsEcosystem alpine tundra
chaparral and shrubland
foothill oak woodland
montane conifer forest
riparian woodland
drainsTo Kern River
flowsThrough Kern County
Tulare County
hasPart Domeland Wilderness
Golden Trout Wilderness
Inyo National Forest portions
Kern Plateau
Kern River Canyon
Kern River Valley
Kern River headwaters
Lake Isabella
Lower Kern River
linked to: Kern River

Sequoia National Forest portions
Sequoia National Park portions
South Fork Kern River
Upper Kern River
linked to: Kern River
highestPoint Mount Whitney region
historicallyDrainedTo Tulare Lake basin
linked to: Tulare Basin
locatedIn California
United States
southern Sierra Nevada
managedBy National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service
local water agencies
primaryOutflow Kern River
recreationActivity camping
fishing
hiking
whitewater boating
sourceRegion Sierra Nevada crest
linked to: Sierra Nevada
supportsSpecies California golden trout
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
black bear
rainbow trout
threatenedBy climate change
drought
water diversions
wildfire
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation water supply
municipal water supply
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kern River drainageBasin Kern River watershed
Great Western Divide region drainageDivideBetween Kern River basin
linked to: Kern River watershed
Great Western Divide region separates Kern River watershed
golden trout foundIn Kern River basin
linked to: Kern River watershed
South Fork Kern River partOf Kern River watershed
Isabella Lake isPartOf Kern River watershed
Mount Muir drainageBasin Kern River watershed
Central Valley watershed system hasPart Kern River watershed