Western Snake River Plain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Western_Snake_River_Plain

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:geological_formation
gptkbp:age	Miocene to present
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Boise_Front gptkb:Owyhee_Mountains
gptkbp:climate	semi-arid
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Snake_River gptkb:Boise_metropolitan_area Caldwell Nampa Mountain Home Lake Idaho sediments
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:directionA	northwest-southeast
gptkbp:drainedBy	gptkb:Snake_River
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:geologicalProvince	gptkb:Basin_and_Range_Province
gptkbp:hasFeature	gentle southern margin steep northern margin
gptkbp:length	~70 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Idaho
gptkbp:notableFor	fossil beds agricultural productivity geothermal resources thick sedimentary fill
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Snake_River_Plain
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Eastern_Snake_River_Plain
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:urban_development irrigated agriculture
gptkbp:width	~40 miles
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Snake_River_Plain
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Western Snake River Plain