map map caption map locator map note Main Geography of North America The GreatBasin is the largest ... of the GreatBasin tribes , was the 1849 location of the provisional State of Deseret . Geography File GB Definition Map.jpg thumb GreatBasin outlined in pink For the subdivisions of the GreatBasin List of GreatBasin watersheds The GreatBasin includes Basin and Range Province valleys, basins ... States Geological Survey accessdate 2009 01 10 ref of Basin and Range topography. The GreatBasin almost entirely contains the smaller GreatBasin section GreatBasin physiographic section , which ... metropolitan area and northwest corner of Arizona . Geographic features near the GreatBasin include the Continental Divide of the Americas , the Great Divide Basin , and the Gulf of California . The Great ... West Wendover , and Winnemucca, Nevada Winnemucca . Major roadways traversing the GreatBasin ... left The GreatBasin is generally warm and dry, but certain areas do get the occasional snowstorm, like Snake Valley GreatBasin Snake Valley , Utah and Nevada The GreatBasin Divide separates the GreatBasin from the watersheds draining to the Pacific Ocean. The southernmost portion of the GreatBasin is the watershed area of the Laguna Salada Mexico Laguna Salada . The GreatBasin s longest and largest ... 17000 sqmi km2 abbr on . Most GreatBasin precipitation is snow, and the precipitation that does not evaporate ... water occurs from sink geography geographic sinks . ref name NPS cite web title GreatBasin url ... 2008 10 26 ref is part of the GreatBasin s central Lake Lahontan Lahontan subregion. The GreatBasin also has many named deserts, such as the Black Rock Desert , the Great Salt Lake Desert , the Sevier Lake Sevier Desert , the Smoke Creek Desert , large parts of the GreatBasin Desert , the Mojave ... The Tule Valley, Utah Tule Valley watershed and the House Range Notch Peak are part of the GreatBasin ... the North American Desert ecoregion, portions of the GreatBasin extend into the List of ecoregions ... more details
wiktionary GreatBasinGreatBasin may refer to Great Artesian Basin , a source of freshwater in inland Australia GreatBasin Maine , a drainage basin in Piscataquis County, Maine GreatBasin western United States & Mexico , the largest North American endorheic watershed Geographic areas associated with the GreatBasin in western North America include GreatBasin Divide , the encompassing continental divide that demarcates the GreatBasin from the Pacific watershed GreatBasin desert area Columbia River GreatBasin Divide in Caribou County, Idaho GreatBasin National Park , a protected area in White Pine County, Nevada GreatBasin section , the physiographic region much smaller than the GreatBasin but which extends into the Pacific watershed GreatBasin tribes area, the cultural range of historic indigenous people much larger than the GreatBasin Ecological areas & namesake fauna flora of the western GreatBasinGreatBasin Province , arid floristic areas of the Boreal Subkingdom GreatBasin montane forest , a montane forest ecoregion defined by the World Wildlife Fund GreatBasin shrub steppe , a sagebrush steppe WWF ecoregion fauna & flora Pinus longaeva GreatBasin Bristlecone Pine , GreatBasin Pocket Mouse , GreatBasin rattlesnake , GreatBasin Spadefoot , & GreatBasin wildrye Other topics named for the western GreatBasin include Journal of California and GreatBasin Anthropology GreatBasin Anthropology , a topic of a regional journal published by the Malki Museum Press GreatBasin Center for Geothermal Energy , a research organization of the University of Nevada, Reno UNR Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering GreatBasin College , a state college at Elko, Nevada GreatBasin Institute , which promotes environmental research, education, and conservation at the University of Nevada, Reno. GreatBasin Highway , U.S. Route 93 in Nevada Geodis ... more details
The http www.gbbo.org gbb.html GreatBasin Bird Observatory is a 1997 ornithological organization based in Reno, Nevada that publishes the journal GreatBasin Birds . charity stub Category 1997 establishments Category Fauna of the GreatBasin desert region Category Ornithological organizations Category Reno, Nevada ... more details
Image Great lakes basin.jpg thumb 300px Map of Great Lakes Basin. The Great Lakes Basin consists of the Great Lakes and the surrounding lands of the states of Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin in the United States , and the province of Ontario in Canada , whose direct surface runoff and water divides watershed s form a large drainage basin that feeds into the lakes. Sub basins Each individual lake forms a sub basin, such as the Lake Erie Basin , and each sub basin consists of multiple watersheds, such as Pennsylvania s Lake Erie Watershed Pennsylvania Lake Erie Watershed . The overall Great Lakes Basin is monitored by the binational Great Lakes Commission . St. Lawrence Basin Quebec , a portion of whose lands drain into the St. Lawrence Basin, is a signatory to the Great Lakes Charter of 1985, the 2001 Charter Annex, and the Agreements of 2005. ref http www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca eau grandslacs en 2005 index.htm Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement, Government of Quebec ref While not a part of the Great Lakes Basin, Quebec s position along the Saint Lawrence Seaway makes it a partner in water resource management with Ontario and the eight US states mentioned above. See also Grand River Michigan Grand River Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Speed River drainage basin Watershed Notes Image Great Lakes Basin.svg thumb 300px Another map of the Great Lakes Basin. reflist External links http www.glc.org Great Lakes Commission http www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca eau bassinversant regionshydro index.htm Hydrographic Regions of Quebec Category Watersheds of the United States Category Watersheds of Canada Category Great Lakes Greatlakes ... more details
The GreatBasin montane forest is a Temperate coniferous forests Temperate coniferous forest ecoregion List of ecoregions in the United States WWF designated by the World Wildlife Federation . Category Temperate coniferous forests of the United States Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Ecology of the GreatBasin M Category Flora of Nevada Ecology stub ... more details
For the other World Wildlife Fund WWF ecoregion named for the GreatBasinGreatBasin montane forest Infobox ecoregion name GreatBasin shrub steppe biome Deserts and xeric shrublands border image image caption country United States state Nevada state1 California state2 Idaho state3 Utah The GreatBasin ... shrub steppe sub ecoregions in the GreatBasin region of the Western United States . SOURCES Shrub Steppe ... other Nearctic biomes in this part of the GreatBasin. These include Temperate coniferous forests ... Rd . ref References Reflist See also GreatBasin montane forest List of ecoregions in the United ... s, and parts of Idaho and Utah . ref List of ecoregions in the United States WWF ref The GreatBasin Desert and semi arid non desert xeric shrubland species include Artemisia tridentata Sagebrush ... Taiga and Boreal forests . Examples The Black Rock Desert is in the Central Basin and Range ecoregion at the edge of the Northern Basin and Range ecoregion Northern Basin and Range ecoregion and has two Level IV ecoregions Central Basin and Range ecoregion Lahontan Salt Shrub Basin Lahontan Salt Shrub Basin and a non shrub steppe ecoregion, Central Basin and Range ecoregion Lahontan Playa Lahontan Playa . In the Dixie Valley Drainage basin watershed , the sub ecoregions of Central Basin and Range ... Salt Shrub Basin and Lahontan Playa ecoregions. But additionally at higher elevations are the Dixie Valley s Central Basin and Range ecoregion Lahontan Sagebrush Slope Lahontan Sagebrush Slope west and Central Basin and Range ecoregion Central Nevada High Valley Central Nevada High Valley east ecoregions that transition to the mountainous Central Basin and Range ecoregion Lahontan Upland Lahontan Upland and Central Basin and Range ecoregion Central Nevada Mid Slope Woodland & Brushland Central Nevada Mid Slope Woodland & Brushland ecoregions the latter s summits are Central Basin and Range ... USGS NOTE The poster depicts the CA northern point of the Mojave Basin & Range ecoregion at pixels ... more details
GreatBasin rattlesnake may refer to Crotalus oreganus in general , a.k.a. the western rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species found in North America in the western United States, parts of British Columbia and northwestern Mexico. Crotalus oreganus lutosus in particular , a.k.a. the GreatBasin rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the GreatBasin region of the United States. Crotalus viridis , a.k.a. the prairie rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico. SIA snakes This is a Set Index Article SIA about snakes. If other, non snake topics with this name exist, please, do not turn this into a disambiguation page, but create a separate disambiguation page instead. Category Crotalus by common name Category Fauna of the GreatBasin desert region lower case f is used to place all the namesake fauna & flora together in the category Common locations are the northeast Reno, Nv area primarily the surroundings of Pyramid Lake. ... more details
Image GreatSouthBasinNZ.PNG thumb right Approximate location of the Great South Basin with approximate location of allocated Oil Exploration Blocks The Great South Basin is an area of mainly sea to the south of the South Island of New Zealand . Starting in the 1960s, the area was explored and drilled for oil deposits by various minerals companies, mostly international, but by 1984 all of these companies had left empty handed. ref http www.crownminerals.govt.nz cms pdf library petroleum basins 1 gsb media pack GSB 20Timeline.pdf Crown Minerals Great South Basin Timeline ref With advances in seismic surveying and drilling technology, hopes have been raised once again for a potential oil strike. Since 2006, new tenders for drilling rights have been issued. ref http www.scoop.co.nz stories PA0607 S00547.htm Bidding opens for oil and gas in Great South Basin ref In 2010, Exxon Mobil relinquished their exploration rights, citing technical difficulties and the harshness of the environment. ref cite web url http www.nzherald.co.nz business news article.cfm?c id 3&objectid 10679766 title Exxon Mobil abandons Great South Basin publisher New Zealand Herald date 11 October 2010 ref References reflist External links http oilgasmineralsnz.com oilgasminerals GreatSouthBasin Oil,Gas & Minerals Of Southland, New Zealand http www.crownminerals.govt.nz cms about media centre great south basin media pack 1 great south basin questions and answers Crown Minerals Group Ministry of Economic Development coord missing New Zealand Category Southland Region Category Oceanic basins Category New Zealand seafloor oceanography Southland geo stub ... more details
Geobox drainage basin name Great Divide Basin native name other name other name1 topo maker USGS topo ... gnis gnis 1597072 Great Divide Basin 1597072 , http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 135 3 3037641726413034 ... Green River Great Divide Basin Introduction publisher Waterplan.state.wy.us date accessdate 2008 ... Wyoming Locator Map.PNG map caption Great Divide Basin within Wyoming map locator Wyoming map first website Distinguish GreatBasin Divide Wyoming Basin The Great Divide BasinGreat Divide Closed Basin ref cite web title Great Divide Closed Basin Watershed 14040200 url http cfpub.epa.gov surf huc.cfm ... accessdate 2010 04 24 http www.wsgs.uwyo.edu StratWeb GreatDivideBasin Default.aspx GreatBasin Divide , http www.wsgs.uwyo.edu StratWeb WashakieBasin Default.aspx Washakie Basin ref The basin is a high ...?huc code 14040200 Great Divide Closed Basin References Reflist Category Carbon County, Wyoming ... basins of North America ca Great Divide Basin de Great Divide Basin es Great Divide Basin ... States physiographic region Rocky Mountain Section Wyoming Basin physiographic province category image NorthAmerica WaterDivides.png image caption The Great Divide Basin is a United States endorheic drainage basin of the Continental Divide of the Americas . etymology type etymology country United States ... rocks lacustrine rocks Eocene br Green River Formation ref name wsgs SOURCE Washakie Basin WEBPAGE ... States Environmental Protection Agency accessdate 2010 04 24 ref is a drainage basin of the Continental Divide of the Americas . The basin is between the Green River watershed on the west drains to the Pacific ... Ocean Gulf of Mexico . From the northwest, the basin begins in the Wind River Range ... near ... , feral horse s, and the occasional elk . The basin includes uranium ore deposits and many oil and natural ... 532278.html title Energy Metals Corporation Adds 5 Uranium Deposits And 39.5 Million Pounds In The Great Divide Basin, Wyoming publisher Marketwire.com date February 23, 2005 accessdate 2008 12 05 ref ... more details
Infobox university name GreatBasin College image name Greatbasincollegelogo.jpg type Public Community college 2 year community college established 1967 students 3,436 ref name collegeviewstats ref city Elko, Nevada country United States colors Green and Gold color box 006633 color box FFCC33 mascot Bighorn Sheep former names Elko Community College br Northern Nevada Community College affiliations Nevada System of Higher Education br Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities website http www.gbcnv.edu gbcnv.edu GreatBasin College is a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education , located in Elko, Nevada , USA . Opened in 1967 as Elko Community College , it was later renamed to Northern Nevada Community College and then to its current name. ref name history ref It has 3,436 students. ref name collegeviewstats ref Programs The College offers two year and four year degrees in a variety of disciplines. It offers Associate of Applied Science degrees in the areas of business, computer office technology, criminal justice, early childhood education, industrial technology, and nursing. Additionally, it offers four year degrees in elementary and secondary education, applied science ... name cappex ref Campuses File GreatBasin College clocktower.jpg thumb 200px Elko campus GreatBasin ... title History of the College publisher GreatBasin College author Charles Greenhaw accessdate October 15 2010 ref ref name collegeviewstats cite web url http www.collegeview.com schools greatbasin college figures title Facts & Figures for GreatBasin College publisher College View accessdate October 15 2010 ref ref name cappex cite web url http www.cappex.com colleges GreatBasin College 182306 title GreatBasin College in Elko, Nevada publisher Cappex accessdate October 15 2010 ref ref name campuses cite web url http www2.gbcnv.edu campus title GreatBasin College Campuses publisher GreatBasin College accessdate October 15 2010 ref NevadaUC coord 40.842619 115.767156 display title ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name GreatBasin Spadefoot image Spadefoot pic.jpg thumb alt GreatBasin Spadefoot status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Scaphiopodidae genus Spea species S. intermontana binomial Spea intermontana binomial authority Edward Drinker Cope Cope , 1883 synonyms The GreatBasin Spadefoot Spea intermontana is a species of toad in the Scaphiopodidae family. Identification The GreatBasin Spadefoot ranges from 3.8 to 6.3 cm long. It is usually gray, olive, or brown colored. Gray streaks outline an hourglass shaped marking on the back. The skin is smooth compared with the bumpy skin of the true toads in the genus Bufo . There is a spade present on the inside of each hind foot it has sharp edges and is wedge shaped. A glandular boss is present between the eyes. Eyes are catlike pupils are vertical in bright light and round at night. Dark brown spots are present on each upper eyelid. Habitat and Distribution The natural habitat s of the GreatBasin Spadefoot include pinyon .... The GreatBasin Spadefoot can be found from southern British Columbia through the eastern portions ... Reported predators of adult GreatBasin Spadefoot toads include rattlesnakes, coyotes, and owls ... Behavior GreatBasin Spadefoot toads have adapted to life in dry habitats. Desiccation is avoided by this terrestrial amphibian through burrowing into the ground. The GreatBasin Spadefoot uses the hard ..., D.G. 2008 . Feeding by the GreatBasin Spadefoot Toad. Western North American Naturalist 68 ...?species 59046 GreatBasin rangemap IUCN Category Spea Category Fauna of the GreatBasin desert ... together in the category fr Spea intermontana pt Spea intermontana vi GreatBasin Spadefoot ... it to continue to suck water out of the soil through osmosis. When the summer rains arrive the GreatBasin Spadefoot is able to emerge from its burrow. References Hammerson, G. 2004 . http www.iucnredlist.org ... more details
Map.jpg image caption The GreatBasin Desert is generally within the GreatBasin, except for a few areas outside of the GreatBasin in southern Idaho , south central Utah , and east central Nevada ... are in the Mojave small ref cite web title Sum of County Areas of the GreatBasin Desert Churchill ... accessdate 2010 04 25 ref The GreatBasin Desert is an area of nearctic high desert s SOURCES ... a portion of the central Nevada desert basins of the much larger GreatBasin . Citation needed date ... Ocean A Natural History of the GreatBasin url http www.stephentrimble.net books Preface 20without ... basins valleys. SOURCE desert climate wikiarticle Citation needed date October 2010 GreatBasin Province Distinguish GreatBasin shrub steppe The GreatBasin Province ref name Lentz is a region ... 09 06 quote The southern border of the GreatBasin Province is marked by the replacement of sagebrush ... Subkingdom GreatBasin Province or with the Neotropical Kingdom Mexican Xerophylic Madrean Region Sonoran Province Sonoran Region . ref that generally corresponds to the Central Basin and Range ecoregion and the GreatBasin section GreatBasin physiographic section . The province includes deserts ... small, unnamed Central Basin and Range ecoregion salt deserts of the Central Basin and Range . ref name Bryce The largest deserts of the GreatBasin Province are Utah s Great Salt Lake Desert 4,000 ... Basin and Range ecoregion s in Nevada s portion of the GreatBasin Province . The salt deserts are within an area from 41 N to 37.5 N and are generally surrounded by GreatBasin shrub steppe Shadscale ... of California Inyo & Mono County, Calif Category Deserts of Utah Category GreatBasin deserts ... USGS NOTE The poster depicts the CA northern point of the Mojave Basin & Range ecoregion at pixels ... more details
Infobox Protected area name GreatBasin National Park iucn category II photo GreatBasin National Park ... GreatBasin National Park is a United States National Park established in 1986, located in east central Nevada near the Utah border. The park derives its name from the GreatBasin , the dry and mountainous ... pdf GRBA.pdf GreatBasin National Park Air Quality at Risk National Parks Conservation Association ... within the park, as well as excellent back country camping opportunities. Adjacent to GreatBasin .... Climate File ParkFromLexRoad GreatBasin.jpg left thumb GreatBasin National Park File Wheeler Peak and GreatBasin National Park.jpg thumb Wheeler Peak Nevada Wheeler Peak and the Snake Range The park ... the great basin.htm title The GreatBasin work GreatBasin National Park publisher National ... web url http www.nps.gov archive grba home.htm title Welcome to the GreatBasin work GreatBasin ... 800 species of plants in GreatBasin National Park and the neighboring valleys. ref name t2k cite ... work GreatBasin National Park publisher National Park Service accessdate 2008 11 21 ref The area around ... work GreatBasin National Park publisher National Park Service accessdate 2008 11 21 ref The List of long ..., 2 species of amphibians, and 8 species of fish in GreatBasin National Park and the neighboring ... eared bat An abundance of wildlife has taken advantage of the habitat zones in GreatBasin National ... is the only fish native to GreatBasin National Park. It arrived in the mountain waters naturally and was eventually ... www.nps.gov archive grba Plan Fish fish.htm title Fish in the Desert? work GreatBasin National Park ... in GreatBasin National Park, including hawk , sparrow , killdeer , wren , chickadee , eagle , magpie , and swallow . ref cite web url http www.nps.gov archive grba birds.htm title Birds work GreatBasin ... of Snake Valley GreatBasin Snake and Spring Valley Nevada Spring valleys are the spadefoot toad Scaphiopus ... amphibianlist.htm title Amphibans work GreatBasin National Park publisher National Park Service accessdate ... more details
Main List of rivers in the United States The list of rivers of the GreatBasin identifies waterways named as rivers, regardless of the amount of their flow. Expand list date August 2008 Amargosa River Death Valley Nevada , California American Fork River Utah Lake Utah Bear River Utah Bear River Great Salt Lake Utah , Wyoming , Idaho Logan River Utah Logan River Utah Little Bear River Utah Blacksmith Fork Utah Carson River Carson Sink Nevada Donner und Blitzen River Harney Basin Oregon Little Blitzen River Humboldt River Humboldt Sink Nevada Little Humboldt River North Fork Humboldt River South Fork Humboldt River Reese River Jordan River Utah Jordan River Great Salt Lake Utah Mojave River Mojave Desert California Owens River Owens Valley California Ogden River Great Salt Lake Utah Weber River Provo River Utah Provo River Utah Lake Utah Quinn River Black Rock Desert Nevada Kings River Nevada Kings River Sevier River Sevier Lake Utah East Fork Sevier River Beaver River Utah Beaver River San Pitch River Silvies River Harney Basin Oregon Susan River California Susan River Honey Lake California Spanish Fork River Utah Lake Utah Truckee River Pyramid Lake California , Nevada Walker River Nevada Walker River Walker Lake Nevada Walker Lake Nevada East Walker River West Walker River Little Walker River Category Lists of rivers of the United States GreatBasin Category GreatBasin landforms ro List de r uri din Marele Bazin ... more details
Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 Image Nordamerikanische Kulturareale en.png thumb The GreatBasin tribes region at the time of European contact was convert 400000 sqmi km2 abbr on . ref name Pritzker cite book last Pritzker first Barry M year 2000 title A Native American Encyclopedia History, Culture, and Peoples ... Native American peoples of the GreatBasin inhabited a cultural region between the Rocky Mountains ... , Idaho , Wyoming , and Utah . There is very little precipitation in the GreatBasin area, which affects ... simply The Desert Culture to refer to the culture of the GreatBasin tribes. This culture is characterized ... area to foraging area. Agriculture was not practiced within the GreatBasin itself, although it was practiced in adjacent areas modern agriculture in the GreatBasin requires either large mountain reservoir water reservoirs or deep artesian wells . Likewise, the GreatBasin tribes had no permanent ... of food supplies. In the early historical period the GreatBasin tribes were actively expanding to the north ... Native American Indians of the GreatBasin Region of North America ref The first Europeans to reach the area were the Spain Spanish , but the GreatBasin was settled by Whites relatively late, and can ... the Dawes Act 1886 . Because their contact with European Americans occurred so late, GreatBasin ... Tribe Ute Bear Dance and the Sun Dance first emerged in the GreatBasin. Similarly, the Peyote Native ... year 1986 title Volume 11 GreatBasin work Handbook of North American Indians location Washington ... American population of the GreatBasin were erratic throughout the twentieth century. Signs ... from presenting a united front in determining its future. GreatBasin peoples colbegin ... areas of indigenous North Americans DEFAULTSORT GreatBasin Tribes Category GreatBasin tribes Category ... the Comanche , Bannock people Bannock and Eastern Shoshone are often considered to be Great Plains ... River, Idaho to the Great Salt Lake, Utah Lemhi Shoshone , Lemhi River Valley, Idaho Pohogwe People ... more details
bore hole into the Great Artesian Basin in Thargomindah, Queensland Thargomindah The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of freshwater through much of inland Australia . ref name fresh ... 02Whole.pdf The phylogeny of prokaryotes associated with Australia s Great Artesian Basin . Griffith University Ph.D. Thesis. November 2001. Accessed 2009 07 26. ref The basin is the largest and deepest Artesian aquifer artesian basin in the world, stretching over a total of convert 1711000 km2 , with temperatures ... part of South Australia , and northern New South Wales . The basin is convert 3000 m deep in places and is estimated to contain convert 64900 km3 of groundwater . ref name fs The Great Artesian Basin ... of the basin was Tectonic uplift uplifted when the Great Dividing Range formed. The other side was created from the landform s of the Central Eastern Lowlands and the Great Western Plateau to the west ... Overland Telegraph Line . ref name Harris The Great Artesian Basin became an important water ... of water held underground in the Great Artesian Basin opened up thousands of square miles of country ... http www.nrw.qld.gov.au water gab cd rom track1.html title The Great Artesian Basin past, present ... requirements. Citation needed date March 2007 Whole of Basin management As the Great Artesian ... is required. The Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee GABCC provides advice from community organisations ... for management of parts of the Great Artesian Basin, community representatives ... provides up to date information and links regarding the Great Artesian Basin and can be accessed ... of that extraction, can be found in the Great Artesian Basin Resource Study, developed by the GABCC to support the Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management Plan. Potential depletion and pollution ... were being expressed about depletion and chemical damage to the Great Artesian Basin as a result ... Understanding of the Groundwater Resources of the Great Artesian Basin , L.A. Endersbee, Australian ... more details
Main Basin and Range Province The GreatBasin section is a physiographic area which extends into the Colorado ... 2010 ref The GreatBasin section s northern border in Nevada is a portion of the GreatBasin ... Mountains 20 West Sierra Nevada Mountains Centre GreatBasin section East Colorado Plateau Southwest ... Basin and Range Province Category Geography of the GreatBasin Category Physiographic sections Category Basin and Range Province Category Western Cordillera North America Category Western United ... period biome Central Basin and Range ecoregion plant animal author style material established date management ... of the Basin and Range Province was originally defined as two sections in 1917 the northwest ... Nevada U.S. Sierra escarpment . Small portions of the section extend into the Northern Basin ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name GreatBasin Pocket Mouse image status LC ... name iucn The GreatBasin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae ..., Mark S. 1983. Evolutionary relationships of Heteromyid rodents. GreatBasin Naturalist. 7 3 29 ref ... . Distribution The GreatBasin Pocket Mouse occurs in the Columbia Basin Columbia River Basin and the Great .... parvus olivaceus . ref name r18 Plant communities The GreatBasin Pocket Mouse occupies steppe s and open ... and winter, GreatBasin Pocket Mice remain in their burrows in a state of torpor . ref name r33 O Farrell ... J. Gilbert, Richard O. Hedlund, John D. 1975. A population of GreatBasin Pocket Mice, Perognathus ... slightly before females. In south central Washington, GreatBasin Pocket Mice emerged from March ... of females. Captive female GreatBasin Pocket Mice from eastern Washington fed lettuce and seeds had significantly larger ovaries than control females fed only seeds. GreatBasin Pocket Mice remain .... 1978. Bioengergetics of the GreatBasin Pocket Mouse, Perognathus parvus . Acta Theriologica . 23 32 ... gonadal shrinkage in GreatBasin Pocket Mice. A favorable diet apparently overrides this effect, however, extending the breeding season. In nature, GreatBasin Pocket Mice remain reproductively active ... and endogenous control of reproductive function in the GreatBasin pocket mouse Perognathus parvus journal Biology of Reproduction volume 31 issue 4 pages 637 645 pmid 6509135 ref GreatBasin ... been reported for GreatBasin Pocket Mice in British Columbia. Males may have larger home ranges ... 50 57 ref Cover requirements GreatBasin Pocket Mice are nocturnal and use burrows for daytime cover ... the GreatBasin of southeastern Oregon The relat. of terrestrial vertebrates to plant communities ... American mammals. New York Alfred A. Knopf, Inc ref Food habits GreatBasin Pocket Mice consume ... ref GreatBasin Pocket Mice do not use free water, ref name r36 Price, M. V. Brown, J. H. 1983. Patterns ... more details
Distinguish Great Divide Great Divide BasinGreat Western Divide merge from List of GreatBasin Divide ... greatbasinmap.png image size 280px image caption The GreatBasin Divide demarcates the GreatBasin . map map caption GeoGroupTemplate The GreatBasin Divide is the western continental divide that separates the GreatBasin from the Pacific Ocean watershed. The water divide is the perimeter of the largest ... River subregion that drains to the Pacific is adjacent to the GreatBasin s Mono Northern Mojave subregion and central Lahontan subregion, and their triple watershed triple point is on the GreatBasin Divide. Additionally, Lincoln County, Nevada , has a quadruple watershed point where 3 GreatBasin ... GreatBasin section , Interstate Highway System Interstate Highways , and aqueducts. Expand list date October 2010 class wikitable sortable valign top style background silver GreatBasin Divide ... align right small Coord N W region US OR type landmark extreme point northernmost point of GreatBasin ... region physiographic Harney Basin Harney section & GreatBasin section OR subregion Black Rock Humboldt ... River Plain , & GreatBasin section s NV subregion Great Salt Lake align right small Coord N W region ... type landmark small crossing physiographic Snake plain, Mid Rocky Mountains Rockies , & GreatBasin ... Layer 1&Elevation Only FALSE 3908 ft Columbia River GreatBasin Divide ref Coord 42 41 11 ... Names accessdate 2010 05 13 br cite gnis 379593 Columbia River GreatBasin Divide 379593 , accessdate ... 391925N 1201948W 7277 , Euer Saddle 252113 392035N 1202024W 7241 ref on ridgeline of GreatBasin disambiguation Columbia River GreatBasin Divide Verify source IS THIS USGS POINT ACTUALLY ON THE Divide ... Coord N W region US WY type landmark extreme point easternmost point of GreatBasin WY align right ... landmark small crossing physiographic Sonoran Desert Sonoran & GreatBasin section s in Mojave Desert ... landmark extreme point westernmost watershed of GreatBasin CA Kern County, California Kern subregion ... more details
Image WheelerSunset.JPG 300px thumb Wheeler Peak at sunset, GreatBasin National Park Snake Valley is a north south trending valley that straddles the Nevada Utah border in the central GreatBasin . It is bound by the Snake Range and the Deep Creek Mountains to the west and the Confusion Range to the east. The valley is the gateway to GreatBasin National Park and Lehman Caves , which is located in the western part of the valley and on the southern Snake Range. People Image SnakeValley.JPG right thumb 250px Sheep grazing in southern Snake Valley Though it is relatively isolated from civilization today, the human presence in Snake Valley goes back 12,000 years. ref http protectsnakevalley.com history.html ref The oldest accessible evidence of this is the Baker Archeological Site , ref http www.nps.gov grba historyculture baker archeological site.htm ref a Fremont culture habitat maintained by the Bureau of Land Management BLM . Current towns in the valley include Baker, Nevada home to the GreatBasin National Park Headquarters , Garrison, Utah , Burbank, Utah , EskDale, Utah , Callao, Utah , Partoun, Utah , Trout Creek, Utah , Gandy, Utah , and Border, Utah , a community around a rest stop built across the Utah Nevada state line called the Border Inn, along U.S. Route 6 Nevada U.S. Route 6 U.S. Route 50 Nevada U.S. Route 50 . Today, the main industries in the valley are farming and ranching, especially sheep ranching. Water File WheelerSnow.JPG thumb left 300px Snowpack in the high mountains west of Snake Valley contribute to the relatively large amount of groundwater available in the area Snake Valley is noted for a water project involving the Las Vegas metropolitan area , ref http www.awwa.org Publications StreamlinesArticle.cfm?ItemNumber 50521 Utah, Nevada agree to split ... area is arid and part of the GreatBasin Desert , the relatively high ranges like the Snake ... ref that would target the underlying Basin and Range Carbonate Aquifer , an aquifer that supplies ... more details
File greatbasinmap.png thumb 350px Map of the GreatBasin The GreatBasin is the largest region of contiguous Endorheic basin endorheic drainage basin drainage basins in North America United States and Mexico , and is encompassed by the GreatBasin Divide . This is a list of the drainage basins in the GreatBasin that are over Convert 500 sqmi km2 abbr on , listed by the state containing most of the basin. Utah Great Salt Lake Idaho, Utah, Wyoming Convert 19162 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 1601, 160201, 160202 except 1602020104, 1602030404 1602030405, 1602030816 1602030819, 16020309, 16020310 Bear River Utah Bear River Idaho, Utah, Wyoming Convert 7561 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic unit 1601 Malad River Utah Malad River Idaho, Utah Convert 768 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 1601020401 1601020403 Little Bear River Idaho, Utah Convert 884 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 16010203 Bear Lake Idaho Utah Bear Lake Idaho, Utah Convert 605 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 1601020101 1601020103 Weber River Utah, Wyoming Convert 2093 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic unit 160201 except 1602010205, 1602010207 Jordan River Utah Jordan River Utah Convert 3551 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic unit 160202 except 1602020104 ... Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 1602030603 1602030605 Snake Valley GreatBasin ... of rivers of the GreatBasinGreatBasin watersheds Category GreatBasin landforms de GreatBasin es Basin gr nde fr GreatBasin fi GreatBasin ... Newfoundland Evaporation Basin Nevada, Utah Convert 4516 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary ... loc basin 993079 Notes Reflist References cite web title National Data work http www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov ... more details
Multiple issues orphan October 2010 The GreatBasin Landscape Conservation Cooperative is a of the land conservation partnership of the United States government with other agencies. ref name GB cite web url http www.fws.gov science shc pdf DoIGreatBasinLCCFactSheet.pdf work US Government Fish and Wildlife Service title GreatBasin Landscape Conservation Cooperative date January 2010 accessdate 22 October 2010 format pdf ref Among its projects are the Intermountain West Joint Venture GreatBasin Restoration Initiative Desert Fish Habitat Partnership among its partners are the Nature Conservancy Cooperative Sagebrush Initiative GreatBasin Environmental Program ref name GB There are other similar partnerships in other regions. ref name GB References reflist Category Environmental research institutes Category Flora of the GreatBasin desert region x US org stub ... more details
The Journal of California and GreatBasin Anthropology is a leading regional source of scholarly information on the ethnography , archaeology , linguistics , and Native Americans in the United States Native American history of the Western United States created by Harry Lawton . It is published by Malki Museum, based on the Morongo Indian Reservation in Banning, California . Begun in 1974 as the Journal of California Anthropology , it expanded its scope and changed to its present name in 1979. It has usually published two issues per year. The journal s editors have included Michael Kearney 1974 1976 Philip J. Wilke 1977 1980, 1986 1990 Harry W. Lawton 1980 Matthew C. Hall 1980 1985 Michael K. Lerch 1985 Mark Q. Sutton 1986 1989, 1991 2000 Jill Gardner 1998 2000 Paul Apodaca 2001 2004 Lynn H. Gamble 2005 2010 External links http www.malkimuseum.org journalhistory.htm Journal of California and GreatBasin Anthropology Category Anthropology journals Category Native American history of California Journal Category Native American history of Nevada Journal Category Native American history of Utah Journal Category Native American history of Arizona Journal Category Native American history of New Mexico Journal ? Category Media about the GreatBasin A Category Banning, California ... more details
Summary Mountain stream in GreatBasin National Park by David Jolley 2007. Licensing self GFDL cc by 3.0 migration redundant Category Images of Nevada ... more details
Summary Information Description Aspen Grove on Wheeler Peak, GreatBasin National Park, NV. Source self made Date October 11, 2007 Location GreatBasin National Park. Author User Staplegunther Staplegunther User talk Staplegunther talk David Jolley other versions Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL Category Images of Nevada ... more details
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