Glacial Lake Missoula

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf glacial lake
gptkbp:built last glacial period
gptkbp:causedBy catastrophic flooding
gptkbp:contributedTo landforms_in_the_Pacific_Northwest
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Purcell_Trench_Glacier
gptkbp:drainageBasin gptkb:Missoula_Floods
gptkbp:formed glacial meltwater
gptkbp:hasArea approximately 3,000 square miles
gptkbp:hasDepartment up to 1,200 feet
gptkbp:hasImpactOn ecosystems
gptkbp:hasPart gptkb:Clark_Fork_River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Glacial Lake Missoula
gptkbp:influencedBy climate change
gptkbp:isActiveIn hydrology studies
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Pleistocene Epoch
floodplain dynamics
ice dam failures
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy sedimentary deposits
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Missouri_River_system
gptkb:Columbia_River
water resource management
regional geology
gptkbp:isConsidered a natural laboratory
gptkbp:isDescribedAs a significant geological feature
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical accounts
scientific literature
geological surveys
geological records
gptkbp:isExaminedBy climate resilience
environmental scientists
paleoclimatology
climate scientists
paleogeography
gptkbp:isExploredIn environmental studies
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy environmental policies
glacial activity
tectonic activity
glacial cycles
gptkbp:isKnownFor massive flood events
gptkbp:isLinkedTo land use planning
sediment transport
landscape evolution
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Flathead_Lake
gptkbp:isNotedFor its historical significance
its archaeological significance
its role in shaping landscapes.
its unique sedimentary features
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Glacial_Lake_Missoula_National_Recreation_Area
regional conservation efforts
geological research projects
Pleistocene glacial lakes
Missoula_Floods_geological_events
Missoula_Valley
North_American_glacial_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn local folklore
educational materials
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Lake_Bonneville
gptkbp:isStudiedIn geology
climate patterns
earth science
biodiversity impacts
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Montana
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt around 15,000 years ago