Death Valley regional hydrologic system

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The Death Valley regional hydrologic system is a vast groundwater and surface-water network in the arid southwestern United States that collects, transports, and discharges water across multiple basins into the Death Valley area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf groundwater flow system
regional hydrologic system
surface-water and groundwater system
characterizedBy arid climate
closed basins
internal drainage
large depth to groundwater in many areas
country United States
crossesPoliticalBoundary California
Nevada
dischargesTo Amargosa River
evaporation from playas
springs at Ash Meadows
springs in Death Valley
transpiration by phreatophytes
drainsRegion Amargosa Desert
Ash Meadows area
Crater Flat
Death Valley area
linked to: Death Valley

Frenchman Flat
Jackass Flats
Nevada Test Site vicinity
Oasis Valley
Pahrump Valley
Rainier Mesa area
Yucca Mountain region
hasComponent ephemeral streams
groundwater flow
interbasin groundwater flow
playa lakes
springs
surface-water flow
hasHydrologicConnectionWith Amargosa River basin
Ash Meadows groundwater basin
linked to: Ash Meadows area

Oasis Valley basin
Pahrump Valley basin
linked to: Pahrump Valley

Yucca Mountain groundwater system
linked to: Yucca Mountain
locatedIn Basin and Range Province
Great Basin region
linked to: Great Basin

Mojave Desert region
linked to: Mojave Desert

southwestern United States
rechargeFrom infiltration of streamflow
precipitation on surrounding mountains
snowmelt in high-elevation ranges
relevantFor Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository evaluations
contaminant transport assessment
groundwater resource management
studiedBy United States Geological Survey
terminatesIn Badwater Basin
Death Valley

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Amargosa Canyon drainageBasin Death Valley regional hydrologic system
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge locatedInBasin Death Valley regional groundwater flow system
linked to: Death Valley regional hydrologic system
Ash Springs isPartOf Pahranagat Valley hydrologic system
linked to: Death Valley regional hydrologic system
Mojave Desert watershed includes Death Valley sub‑basins
linked to: Death Valley regional hydrologic system