Harney Basin

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Harney Basin is a large endorheic drainage basin in southeastern Oregon known for its high-desert landscape, wetlands, and important wildlife habitat.

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Harney Basin canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
endorheic basin
geographic region
climate semi-arid
contains Blitzen Valley
Harney Lake NERFINISHED
Malheur Lake
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Silvies River floodplain
country United States
drainedBy Donner und Blitzen River
Silvies River NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 1,200–1,400 meters above sea level
geologicalOrigin Basin and Range extension
hasEcoregion Northern Basin and Range ecoregion
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic endorheic
internally drained
hasLandscapeType high desert
hasLandUse irrigated agriculture
ranching
wildlife conservation
hasNearbyTown Burns, Oregon
Hines, Oregon
hasOutflow no surface outflow
hasProtectedArea Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
hasSoilType alkaline flats
saline playas
hasVegetationType sagebrush steppe
wet meadow vegetation
hasWetlandType marshes
playa lakes
seasonal wetlands
hydrologicalSystem closed basin system
importantFor Pacific Flyway waterfowl
sage-grouse
sandhill cranes
shorebirds
knownFor high-desert landscape
important wildlife habitat
large inland wetland complex
migratory bird habitat
locatedIn Oregon
southeastern Oregon
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Harney County, Oregon
partOf Great Basin
regionType intermontane basin
terminatesIn Harney Lake NERFINISHED
Malheur Lake

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Referenced by (6)

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

Fields, Oregon region Harney Basin
Burns, Oregon locatedIn Harney Basin
Crane, Oregon region Harney Basin
Diamond, Oregon locatedIn Harney Basin
Princeton, Oregon locatedIn Harney Basin