to nearly 5,000 years. There are three closely related species of bristleconepine Rocky Mountains BristleconePine Pinus aristata in Colorado , New Mexico and Arizona GreatBasinBristleconePine Pinus longaeva in Utah , Nevada and eastern California Foxtail Pine Pinus balfouriana in California Bristlecone pines grow in isolated groves at and just below the tree line . Because of cold temperatures ...taxobox name Bristlecone pines image Prometheus Wheeler.jpg image width 240px image caption A GreatBasinbristleconepine grove regnum Plant ae divisio Pinophyta classis Pinophyta Pinopsida ordo Pinales familia Pinaceae genus Pine Pinus subgenus Pinus classification Ducampopinus sectio Balfourianae subdivision ranks Species subdivision Pinus aristata br Pinus longaeva br Pinus balfouriana The bristlecone pines are a small group of pine trees Family Pinaceae , genus Pinus , subsection Balfourianae ... parks such as the Ancient BristleconePine Forest in the White Mountains of California and the Great .... The name bristleconepine refers to the dark purple female cones that bear incurved prickles ... BristleconePine date 2003 08 accessdate 30 July 2011 ref These ancient trees have a fittingly ... ref Oldest living organisms File Bristlecone CA.JPG thumb left Bristleconepine, White Mountains ... living organism known is a bristleconepine tree nicknamed Methuselah tree Methuselah after Methuselah , the longest lived person in the Bible . It is located in the Ancient BristleconePine Forest ... of Methuselah was measured by core samples in 1957 to be 4,789 years old. File Bristleconepine closeup.jpg thumb upright Gnarled bristleconepine wood In the Snake Range of eastern Nevada Donald .... 530 p. ISBN 0 521 55176 5. External links ARKive bristleconepine pinus longaeva http www.sonic.net bristlecone intro.html Bristleconepine website http www.pinetum.org cones PNDucampopinus.htm ... Pinus Balfourianae Category Trees of the Western United States Pine, Bristlecone Category Flora of Nevada ... more details
43.75 area note ref name Miller Rp a geology biome Central Basin and Range ecoregion plant Pinus longaeva Pinus longaeva GreatBasinBristleconePine animal History & management established date management ... California . The Pinus longaeva GreatBasinBristleconePine Pinus longaeva trees grow between ...&ttype detail&pname Inyo 2520National 2520Forest 2520Nature NFS Bristlecone Natural History . accessed 8 30 2010 ref Foxtail Pine Pinus balfouriana also grow in the forest. Methuselah The Methuselah Grove nature Grove in the Ancient BristleconePine Forest is the location of the Methuselah tree Methuselah , a GreatBasinBristleconePine more than 4,750 years old. This is 1,000 years ... BristleconePine Forest, br White Mountains California White Mountains , Inyo County, California image ... 37.38656 118.183665 region US CA type landmark display title The Ancient BristleconePine Forest is high ... BristleconePine url http www.sonic.net bristlecone intro.html publisher The Bristlecone site accessdate 2010 09 10 a. http www.sonic.net bristlecone Schulman.html Discovery ref ref name fs.usda ... Fish Lake Soda Spring Drainage basin Watershed , above the northernmost reach of the Mojave Desert into GreatBasin ecotone . ref Cite document last1 Bryce first1 S . A last2 et al title Ecoregions ... thumb left 250px Pinus longaeva Pinus longaeva BristleconePine s in the Ancient BristleconePine ... BristleconePine Forest visitor center date September 6, 2008 url http latimesblogs.latimes.com ...,nh Visiting The Ancient BristleconePine Forest is generally open from mid May through the end of November .... Patriarch Grove home of the world s largest BristleconePine, the Patriarch Tree, and a self guided ... States Category Trees of California Pinus longaeva Category Trees of the GreatBasin desert region ...&ttype detail&pname Inyo 20National 20Forest 20Special 20Places Inyo N.F. Bristlecone ... citations NOTE The poster depicts the CA northern point of the Mojave Basin & Range ecoregion at pixels ... more details
. Stands of Limber Pine and GreatBasinBristleconePine Pinus longaeva can be found in some of the higher ... note code type GNIS code code 2087988 code note ref name GNIS Cite gnis 2087988 GreatBasin 2087988 ... homeland of the GreatBasin tribes . Geography File GB Definition Map.jpg thumb The GreatBasin magenta outline differs from the GreatBasin Province , the GreatBasin tribes area, the Basin and Range Province , and the Basin and Range area. For the subdivisions of the GreatBasin List of GreatBasin watersheds The GreatBasin includes Basin and Range Province valleys, basins, lakes, and mountain ... Survey accessdate 2009 01 10 ref of Basin and Range topography. The GreatBasin almost entirely contains the smaller GreatBasin section GreatBasin physiographic section , which extends about convert ... 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 GreatBasin s two most ... roadways traversing the GreatBasin include Interstate 80 , Interstate 15 , U.S. Route 6 , U.S. ... routes also pass through Reno and Salt Lake City. Dubious Not notable relative to GreatBasin railroads pass through lots of GreatBasin communities date October 2011 Hydrology File WahWah.JPG ... October 2011 Image WheelerSnow.JPG thumb left GreatBasin snowstorm in the Snake Valley GreatBasin Snake Valley of 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 river is the Bear ... GreatBasin precipitation is snow, and the precipitation that neither evaporates nor is taken ... sink geography geographic sinks . ref name NPS cite web title GreatBasin url http www.nature.nps.gov ... is part of the GreatBasin s central Lake Lahontan Lahontan subregion. GreatBasin named deserts include ... more details
wiktionary GreatBasinGreatBasin may refer to Great Artesian Basin Australia , a source of inland freshwater GreatBasin Maine , a drainage basin in Piscataquis County, Maine GreatBasin western United ... Basin in western North America include GreatBasin Divide , the encompassing continental divide that demarcates the GreatBasin from the Pacific watershed GreatBasin desert s 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 Indigenous peoples of the GreatBasin 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 Scrub desert , a herpetofaunal area north of the GreatBasin shrub steppe Creosote Bush desert GreatBasin scrub habitat , with species such as the Astragalus johannis howellii Long Valley milkvetch and the White Throated Woodrat GreatBasin shrub steppe , a sagebrush steppe WWF ecoregion fauna & flora Pinus longaeva GreatBasinBristleconePine , 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 ... 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 GreatBasin Naturalist , a former journal describing ecoscience ... more details
clonal organism ever discovered, a Pinus longaeva GreatBasinBristleconePine tree at least 5000 ...Infobox protected area name GreatBasin National Park iucn category II photo Prometheus Wheeler.jpg photo caption Bristleconepine and Wheeler Peak location White Pine County, Nevada White Pine County ... body National Park Service website http www.nps.gov grba index.htm GreatBasin National Park file GreatBasin National Park map 2007.04.png thumb Park map GreatBasin National Park is a United States ... its name from the GreatBasin , the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra ... . ref name area The park is notable for its groves of ancient bristleconepine s, the oldest known ... opportunities. Adjacent to GreatBasin National Park lies the Highland Ridge Wilderness . These two ... of eastern Nevada s basin lands. Climate File Wheeler Peak and GreatBasin National Park.jpg thumb ... of plants in GreatBasin National Park and the neighboring valleys. The area around the Visitor Center ... of fish in GreatBasin National Park and the neighboring valleys. Mammals Image Big eared townsend ... zones in GreatBasin National Park. Jackrabbits , pygmy rabbits, mountain cottontails ... The Bonneville cutthroat trout is the only fish native to GreatBasin National Park. It arrived in the mountain ... in GreatBasin National Park, including hawk , sparrow , killdeer , wren , chickadee , eagle , magpie ... been positively identified in the southern Snake Range and adjacent portions of Snake Valley GreatBasin ... 20guide.pdf title Reptiles and Amphibians of GreatBasin National Park and Vicinity publisher ... insectivorous bats in the GreatBasin. At least ten species of bats have been found in the vicinity of GreatBasin National Park, including the Townsend s Big eared Bat Townsend s big eared bat . ref ... December 2008 Visitor Center The GreatBasin Visitor Center is located on Nevada State Route 487 in the town ... hours.htm accessdate 2011 06 09 ref GreatBasin National Park has between 79,000 and 89,000 ... more details
Category GreatBasin deserts GreatBasin desert may refer to any of the named deserts all or partly in the GreatBasin e.g., Great Salt Lake Desert , Escalante Desert , Mojave Desert , etc. or to GreatBasin Desert , a large area of the GreatBasin which includes the Nevada salt deserts, 12 ecoregions in the Basin and Range valleys of Nevada and the Central Nevada Desert, a hydrologic basin of several Nevada counties having convert 10 in mm abbr on annual precipitation GreatBasin Province , in the Madrean Region of the Boreal Kingdom GreatBasin shrub steppe , an ecoregion of the western United States North American Deserts , an EPA ecoregion generally corresponding to the GreatBasin geo dis Deserts state collapsed Category GreatBasin deserts ... 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 in the United States Category Fauna of the GreatBasin desert region Category Ornithological organizations Category Reno, Nevada ... 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 ... eyelid. Habitat and Distribution The natural habitat s of the GreatBasin Spadefoot include pinyon juniper, ponderosa pine , and high elevation spruce fir forests, semidesert shrubland , sagebrush plant .... 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
Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 Image Nordamerikanische Kulturareale en.png thumb The GreatBasin tribes ... The Indigenous peoples of the GreatBasin are the Native Americans in the United States Native American peoples of the GreatBasin inhabited a cultural region between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra ... , and Utah . There is very little precipitation in the GreatBasin area, which affects the lifestyles and cultures of the inhabitants. The GreatBasin is a cultural classification of indigenous ... to refer to the culture of the GreatBasin tribes. This culture is characterized by the need for mobility .... 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 aquifer artesian wells . Likewise, the GreatBasin tribes had no permanent settlements ... supplies. In the early historical period the GreatBasin tribes were actively expanding to the north ..., and the Indigenous Native American Indians of the GreatBasin Region of North America ref The first Europeans to reach the area were the Spain Spanish . GreatBasin settlement by European Americans ... with European Americans occurred so late, GreatBasin tribes managed to maintain their religion ... first emerged in the GreatBasin. Similarly, the Peyote Native religion first developed here in response .... ref name Volume11 cite book last D Azevedo first Warren L editor year 1986 title Volume 11 GreatBasin ... in determining its future. GreatBasin peoples colbegin 2 Bannock people Bannock , Idaho ref name ... areas of indigenous North Americans DEFAULTSORT Indigenous peoples of the GreatBasin Category Indigenous peoples of the GreatBasin Category Native American tribes in California Category Native ... seeds and storage including the storage of pine nuts, a Paiute Shoshone staple. Heavy items such as metate ... , Bannock people Bannock and Eastern Shoshone are often considered to be Great Plains tribes ... 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
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 ... ecotones between other Nearctic biomes in this part of the GreatBasin. These include Temperate ... subalpine Taiga Taiga and Boreal forests . For an outdated term for this ecoregion GreatBasin Desert 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 ecoregion are a more ... Central Basin and Range ecoregion Category Flora of the GreatBasin desert region Index Flora of the Great ... Category Ecology of the GreatBasin Category Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States Category ... 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 ... 3000 ft m abbr on and, like the Black Rock Desert, has both the Lahontan 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 ... to the mountainous Central Basin and Range ecoregion Lahontan Upland Lahontan Upland and Central Basin ... & Brushland ecoregions the latter s summits are Central Basin and Range ecoregion Central Nevada ... 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
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 ... pine P. jefferyi woodlands. ref name r18 River Riparian zones may have larger concentrations of Great ... 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 ... 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 Snake Valley history 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 ... Snake Valley and the surrounding area is arid and part of the GreatBasin Desert , the relatively ... Volume 1, Number 18 ref that would target the underlying Basin and Range Carbonate Aquifer , an aquifer ..., Utah Category Landforms of Millard County, Utah Category Landforms of White Pine County, Nevada ... more details
east br Mojave Desert south image GB Definition Map.jpg image caption The GreatBasin Province has desert areas within the northern area of the GreatBasin . country United States country flag 1 state Nevada state1 Utah region type Counties region district2 district3 part GreatBasin National ... Desert GreatBasin Desert is an outdated term for a herpetofaunal set of valleys in the GreatBasin ... by J. Robert Macey who distinguished GreatBasin Scrub desert versus Creosote Bush desert . ref name ... contain Creosote Bush, versus the Deep Springs Valley which contains GreatBasin Scrub desert. ref ... Transision Between the GreatBasin and Mojave Deserts url http www.wmrs.edu resources reference ... Banta & Tanner 1964 felt that the GreatBasin sic Desert deserved recognition and defined it as the interior ... of this study, I am defining the GreatBasin Desert as the high elevation desert that lacks Creosote Bush. versus the region s with convert 10 in mm abbr on annual precipitation. NOTE The term GreatBasin Desert does not appear in the 1964 GreatBasin report by Banta and Tanner Cite journal last1 ... Studies in the GreatBasin url http biostor.org reference 1233 format Biostor.org viewer journal The GreatBasin Naturalist accessdate 2011 11 22 ref The GreatBasin Desert is a cold desert caused ... grba naturescience deserts.htm National Park Service, GreatBasin National Park ref The predominant ... 1999 title The Sagebrush Ocean A Natural History of the GreatBasin url http www.stephentrimble.net ... of the GreatBasin shrub steppe and Central Basin and Range ecoregion s. ref name Macey The ecotone ... Deserts of Utah Category GreatBasin deserts Category Geography of Millard County, Utah ka pt Deserto da Grande Bacia sv GreatBasin knen ... Playa ecoregions Central Basin and Range ecoregion References Reflist Deserts coord missing ... more details
Geobox Desert parent North American Desert ecoregion ref cite web last tbd title Ecoregions of North America url http www.epa.gov wed pages ecoregions na eco.htm Level 20I publisher USGS Western Ecology Division accessdate 2010 04 27 ref border S Mojave Desert border note Citation needed date November 2011 image GB Definition Map.jpg image caption The Great Basin Province is generally within the northern part of the Great Basin. country United States country flag 1 state Nevada state1 Utah For smaller ecoregions in this area e.g., salt desert s Central Basin and Range ecoregion The Great Basin Province ref name Lentz is a region of the Boreal Kingdom Madrean Subkingdom ref name Lentz Cite book last Lentz first David L. editor year title Imperfect Balance Landscape Transformations in the Precolumbian Americas url http books.google.com books?id JsuiJEwOIJUC&pg PA50 publisher isbn 0 231 11156x x accessdate 2010 09 06 quote The southern border of the Great Basin Province is marked by the replacement of sagebrush by Larrea and Ambrosia creosote bush and ragweed floras of arid regions within the Madrean Region Madrean Subkingdom are excluded and treated with either the Boreal Kingdom Boreal Subkingdom Boreal Subkingdom Great Basin 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 Great Basin section Great Basin physiographic section . The province includes deserts with convert 10 in mm abbr on annual precipitation and non desert areas, ref name Bryce citation last1 Bryce first1 S.A last2 et. al title Ecoregions of Nevada location Reston, Virginia publisher USGS NOTE The poster depicts the CA northern point of the Mojave Basin & Range ecoregion at pixels 453 horizontal & 1151 vertical interpolates to 37.28N,117.71W in the Last Chance Range , N of Sulfur Rd . ref and the largest deserts of the Great Basin Province are Utah s Great Salt L ... more details
GreatBasin rattlesnake may refer to Crotalus oreganus in general , a.k.a. the western rattlesnake, a venomous pit viper 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 pit viper subspecies found in the GreatBasin region of the United States. This area stretches from parts of eastern California east into Western Colorado, from south Nevada north into southeastern Oregon. The GreatBasin rattlesnake is not a large snake, adults range in size from 15 to 36 with the rare individual a few inches larger than three feet. The GreatBasin rattlesnake displays many different color variations throughout its range. It is commonly found in rocky sagebrush desert and rangeland areas. The species often hibernates in south facing rocky den sites, where large numbers often congregate in the deep crevices of these rocky slopes. The GreatBasin rattlesnake feeds mainly on small rodents and will also eat lizards and the occasional bird. The young are born live in the late summer months. During the heat of the summer these reptiles are most active at night. 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
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 ... GreatBasin Divide , http www.wsgs.uwyo.edu StratWeb WashakieBasin Default.aspx Washakie Basin ... In The Great Divide Basin, Wyoming publisher Marketwire.com date February 23, 2005 accessdate 2008 ... drainage to the Great Divide Basin at about coord 41.776 107.323 display inline a few miles west of Rawlins ... 41.2755 110.802 display inline he enters the GreatBasin and stays in it until the crest of the Sierra ... 14040200 Great Divide Closed Basin References Reflist Category Geography of Carbon County, Wyoming ... America Category Drainage 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 Utah Green River watershed on the west ... drains to the Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico . From the northwest, the basin begins in the Wind River ... more details
Distinguish Great Divide disambiguation Great Divide BasinGreat Western Divide merge from List of Great ... image caption The GreatBasin Divide demarcates the GreatBasin . country1 United States country2 Mexico parent North America map caption Location map USA West width 325 float right alt GreatBasin Divide caption small GreatBasin Divide align right File Pink pog.svg 7px triple pt, ref name PB Cite ... position left label 31.46 N GeoGroupTemplate The GreatBasin Divide is the western continental divide that separates the GreatBasin from the Pacific Ocean watershed. The water divide is the perimeter ... Joaquin River subregion that drains to the Pacific is adjacent to the GreatBasin s Mono Northern ..., into out of the smaller GreatBasin section , Interstate Highway System Interstate Highways , and aqueducts ... GreatBasin Divide points, north to south except 1st section north, OR to WY is east to west ST County ... point of GreatBasin OR align right small Coord N W region US OR type landmark crossing United States physiographic region physiographic Harney Basin Harney section & GreatBasin section OR subregion ... River Payette , Snake River Plain , & GreatBasin section s NV subregion Great Salt Lake align right ... , & GreatBasin sections ID Caribou small Convert 7260 ft m abbr on ref name Elevation Query Cite web ... Units FEET&Source Layer 1&Elevation Only FALSE 3908 ft Columbia River GreatBasin Divide ref ... on Geographic Names accessdate 2010 05 13 br cite gnis 379593 Columbia River GreatBasin Divide 379593 ... Basin disambiguation Columbia River GreatBasin Divide Verify source IS THIS USGS POINT ACTUALLY ... align right small Coord N W region US WY type landmark extreme point easternmost point of GreatBasin ... physiographic Sonoran Desert Sonoran & GreatBasin section s in Mojave Desert CA small San Bernardino ... right small Coord N W region US CA type landmark extreme point westernmost watershed of GreatBasin ... and Colorado River subregions References Reflist See also GreatBasin Divide in north Nevada Great ... 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 and Todd Energy 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 Royal Dutch Shell subsequently purchased a stake in a joint venture headed by OMV New Zealand. ref cite web url http www.stuff.co.nz business industries 5453456 title Shell joins southern oil hunt Shell joins southern oil hunt publisher BusinessDay.co.nz date 16 August 2011 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
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, nursing, and integrated studies. As a comprehensive college, the institution provides instruction ... ref Campuses File GreatBasin College clocktower.jpg thumb 200px Elko campus GreatBasin College has ... history.html title History of the College publisher GreatBasin College author Charles Greenhaw ... 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 ... 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 Nevada 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
thumb right 280px Hot water bore hole into the Great Artesian Basin in Thargomindah, Queensland Thargomindah The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of freshwater through ... s Great Artesian Basin . Griffith University Ph.D. Thesis. November 2001. Accessed 2009 07 26 ... name fs The Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee GABCC ref name GABCC http www.gabcc.org.au ... aquifer. The eastern edge of the basin was Tectonic uplift uplifted when the Great Dividing ... Mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia a case study from Olympic Dam journal ... without pump ing. The discovery and use of water held underground in the Great Artesian Basin opened ... water factsheets Great Artesian Basin accessdate 30 September 2010 publisher Department of Environment ... of Basin management As the Great Artesian Basin underlies parts of Queensland, New South Wales, South ... of this important natural resource is required. The Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee GABCC ... background to the Great Artesian Basin, including an overview of the nature of the Basin, the extraction of water and the impacts 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 ... and chemical damage to the Great Artesian Basin as a result of coal seam gas extraction. In one incident ... 130 litres of a potentially toxic chemical into the Great Artesian Basin. QGC admitted the incident ... of the Great Artesian Basin , L.A. Endersbee, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering http www.nrw.qld.gov.au water gab The Great Artesian Basin , Queensland Department of Natural ... for Australia , ScienceDaily http www.gabcc.org.au Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee information and resources relating to the Great Artesian Basin http www.environment.gov.au water publications agriculture video great artesian basin.html Water Down Under The Great Artesian Basin Story ... 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 ... Watershed Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 1602030603 1602030605 Snake Valley GreatBasin ... List of rivers of the GreatBasinGreatBasin watersheds Category GreatBasin landforms de GreatBasin es Basin gr nde fr GreatBasin fi GreatBasin ... 1602030901 1602030904 Pine Valley Utah Pine Valley Utah Convert 733 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed ... Newfoundland Evaporation Basin Nevada, Utah Convert 4516 sqmi km2 abbr on sfn Watershed Boundary ... Boundary Dataset 2010 loc hydrologic units 1604010501 1604010503 Pine Creek Nevada Pine Creek Nevada ... 1997 loc basin 993079 Notes Reflist References cite web title National Data work http www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov ... more details
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