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Closed drainage basin that has no outflow
An endorheic basin (/ˌɛndoʊˈriː.ɪk/ EN-doh-REE-ik; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows
Endorheic_basin
Depression within an endorheic basin where water collects with no visible outlet
An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet. Endorheic
Endorheic_lake
The following is a list of endorheic basins, watersheds which do not drain to the sea. Chott Melrhir (Algeria) Chott Ech Chergui (Algeria) Chott el Hodna
List_of_endorheic_basins
Drainage basins in North America
Watersheds of North America are large drainage basins which drain to separate oceans, seas, gulfs, or endorheic basins. There are six generally recognized hydro-logical
Watersheds_of_North_America
Land area where water converges to a common outlet
In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, rather than flowing to the ocean, water converges toward the interior of the basin, known as a sink, which
Drainage_basin
Large depression in western North America
The Great Basin (Spanish: Gran Cuenca) is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It
Great_Basin
world. The other 17% – an area larger than the basin of the Arctic Ocean – drains to internal endorheic basins. There are also substantial areas of the world
List of drainage basins by area
List_of_drainage_basins_by_area
Place in Death Valley National Park, US
Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America
Badwater_Basin
African endorheic basin
-23; 21 The Kalahari Basin, also known as the Kalahari Depression, Okavango Basin or the Makgadikgadi Basin, is an endorheic basin and large lowland area
Kalahari_Basin
Largest endorheic basin in Africa
The Chad Basin is the largest endorheic basin in Africa, centered approximately on Lake Chad. It has no outlet to the sea and contains large areas of semi-arid
Chad_Basin
Endorheic basin adjoining the Continental Divide in Wyoming, United States
It is thus an endorheic basin, one of several in North America that adjoin the Continental Divide. To the south and west of the basin is the Green River
Great_Divide_Basin
Endorheic basin in Xinjiang, China
Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Xinjiang, Northwestern China, occupying an area of about 888,000 km2 (343,000 sq mi) and the largest basin in Northwest
Tarim_Basin
Endorheic basin in Tuva, Russia and Mongolia
Uvs Lake Basin (also Uvs Nuur Basin or Ubs Nuur Basin; Mongolian: Увс нуурын хотгор, romanized: Uws nuuriin hotgor) is an endorheic basin located on the
Uvs_Lake_Basin
Drainage divide on a continent
boundary of an endorheic basin, or another continental divide. One case, the Great Basin Divide, is a closed loop around an endorheic basin. The endpoints
Continental_divide
Interior drainage basin in Libya
The Fazzan Basin, or Fezzan Basin, is a large endorheic basin in Libya. It has no outlet to the sea and contains large areas of desert or semi-arid land
Fezzan_Basin
Former lake in Valley of Mexico
ultimately drained towards it. The Valley of Mexico is a closed or endorheic basin. Because there is no outflow, evapotranspiration is estimated to be
Lake_Texcoco
Inland endorheic basin
The Sistan Basin is an inland endorheic basin encompassing parts of southwestern Afghanistan and parts of southeastern Iran. It is one of the driest regions
Sistan_Basin
River in Russia; the longest river in Europe
pronounced [ˈvolɡə] ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia
Volga
Rivers in Pakistan (Asia)
rivers wholly or partly in Pakistan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source
List_of_rivers_of_Pakistan
Endorheic basin in Colorado
The San Luis Closed Basin is a 2,940-square-mile (7,600 km2) endorheic basin in the Alamosa and Saguache counties of south-central Colorado. It includes
San_Luis_Closed_Basin
Endorheic basin in Sidama Region, Ethiopia
Lake Hawassa or Awasa, is an endorheic basin in Sidama Region of Ethiopia, located in the Main Ethiopian Rift south of Addis Ababa, the capital city of
Lake_Hawassa
Hydrological divide in western United States bounding a large endorheic basin
watershed, which completely surrounds it. The Great Basin is the largest set of contiguous endorheic watersheds of North America, including six entire USGS
Great_Basin_Divide
Lake in Eurasia
world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it is situated in both Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, west
Caspian_Sea
Basin in the center-north of the Mexican Plateau
Mapimí is an endorheic, or internal drainage, basin in which no rivers or streams drain to the sea, but rather toward the center of the basin, often terminating
Bolsón_de_Mapimí
Geographic sink in California
The Salton Sink is the low point of an endorheic basin, a closed drainage system with no outflows to other bodies of water, in the Colorado Desert sub-region
Salton_Sink
Mountain range
east, forming a relatively narrow "V". Inside the "V" are a number of endorheic basins. The eastern end of the Altyn-Shan is near the Dangjin Pass on the
Altyn-Tagh
Retrieved 2010-11-29. "Caspian Sea". Britannica. Retrieved 2010-11-29. "Endorheic Lakes". United Nations. Retrieved 2010-11-29. DuMont, H.J. "The Caspian
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Endorheic basin in Oregon, United States
The Harney Basin is an endorheic basin in southeastern Oregon in the United States at the northwestern corner of the Great Basin. One of the least populated
Harney_Basin
Endorheic basin in Mongolia
Drainage Basin & Pacific Drainage Basin). It is an endorheic basin. It is further subdivided into local drainage basins. The basin also includes much of the Western
Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin (Mongolia)
Central_Asian_Internal_Drainage_Basin_(Mongolia)
Large artesian aquifer in Australia
The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) of Australia is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, extending over 1,700,000 square kilometres (660,000 sq mi)
Great_Artesian_Basin
Yorkshire Wolds in England Ebro endorheic lake system, in the Ebro Basin, (Spain) Duero endorheic lake system, in the Duero Basin, (Spain) Gjende Lake in the
List_of_prehistoric_lakes
Eurasian sea northeast of the Mediterranean
when this hydrological link was not present, the Black Sea was an endorheic basin, operating independently of the global ocean system (similar to the
Black_Sea
River in Central Asia
Sea. It is the northern and eastern of the two main rivers in the endorheic basin of the Aral Sea, the other being the Amu Darya. During the Soviet era
Syr_Darya
Principal hydrological divide of North and South America
other continent (Asia) borders three oceans, but the inward-draining Endorheic basin area of Central Asia from western China to the Aral and Caspian Seas
Continental Divide of the Americas
Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas
Endorheic basin in North America
The Guzmán Basin is an endorheic basin of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies the northwestern portion of Chihuahua in Mexico
Guzmán_Basin
This is a list of rivers in Bolivia. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Rivers
List_of_rivers_of_Bolivia
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subduction zones Drainage basin (hydrology), a topographic region in which all water drains to a common area Endorheic basin, a closed topographic low
Basin
During the Late Eocene it became an endorheic basin, with no connections to either sea. In the Miocene the basin was captured by a precursor to the Ebro
Ebro_Basin
Large endorheic basin mainly in Kenya and Ethiopia
eastern Uganda and southeastern South Sudan) determines a large endorheic basin, a drainage basin with no outflow centered around the north-southwards directed
Turkana_Basin
Graben basin in the Southwestern United States
Catron County.) Hydrologically, the Tularosa Basin is an endorheic basin, as no water flows out of it. The basin is closed to the north by Chupadera Mesa
Tularosa_Basin
Qaramogh Sajur River Several streams and rivers of Syria flow into endorheic basins or ar tributaries of such streams and rivers. Queiq Barada Awaj Jordan
List_of_rivers_of_Syria
Drainage basin in Australia
The Lake Eyre basin (/ɛər/ AIR) is a drainage basin that covers just under one-sixth of all Australia. It is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and
Lake_Eyre_basin
Gulf of Mexico drainage basin) Wood River Notukeu Creek Bigstick Lake endorheic basin Maple Creek Manitou Lake endorheic basin Eyehill Creek Antler River
List of rivers of Saskatchewan
List_of_rivers_of_Saskatchewan
River delta in Botswana
elevation of 930–1,000 m (3,050–3,280 ft) in the central part of the endorheic basin of the Kalahari Desert. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of
Okavango_Delta
Sedimentary basin in South Australia
Arckaringa Basin is an endorheic basin in Australia. It is 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 sq mi) in size and is located in South Australia. The basin surrounds
Arckaringa_Basin
Endorheic salt lake in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
within the Gran Bajo de San Julián (Great San Julián Depression), an endorheic basin situated between the San Julian Bay and the Chico River. At 105 metres
Laguna_del_Carbón
Physiographic region extending through western United States and Mexico
the center of the southernmost Basin and Range Province. Common geographic features include numerous endorheic basins, ephemeral lakes, plateaus, and
Basin_and_Range_Province
Former Lake in Abruzzo, Italy
the endorheic basin was carried out by the Roman emperor Claudius in 52 AD, through the tunnels of Claudius. The total draining of the Fucian basin was
Fucine_Lake
continental crust. However, it is generally regarded by geographers as a large endorheic salt lake. Of the listed lakes; 10 have a deepest point above mean sea
List_of_lakes_by_depth
Stream that flows into a main stem stream or lake
surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another stream, or into an endorheic basin. A confluence
Tributary
flow wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin. Indus River (Pakistan) Gomal River Kundar River Zhob River Kurram River
List_of_rivers_of_Afghanistan
Sedimentary basin in Xinjiang, China
The Junggar Basin (simplified Chinese: 准噶尔盆地; traditional Chinese: 準噶爾盆地), also known as the Dzungarian Basin or Zungarian Basin, is one of the largest
Junggar_Basin
Major river in southern Africa
discharges into the Okavango Delta or Okavango Alluvial Fan, in an endorheic basin in the Kalahari Desert. The Cuito River is a major tributary. The name
Okavango_River
Alternating landscape of parallel mountain ranges and valleys
on the Hellenic Subduction Zone. Bolson Endorheic basin Gans, P. B., & Miller, E. L. "Extension of the Basin and Range Province: Late orogenic collapse
Basin_and_range_topography
drainage basin: Gonda River Kombe River Msimbazi River Mkulumuzi River Kigombe River Mafreta River Umba River basin Mbalamu River Sigi River basin Pangani
List_of_rivers_of_Tanzania
Endorheic basin in Mexico
Llanos el Salado is a large endorheic basin of central Mexico. It is located on the Mexican Plateau, and covers portions of several Mexican states, including
Llanos_el_Salado
Large dry lakebed in the Sahara Desert
m deep. Its bottom lies about 155 meters above sea level. The dry endorheic basin is a major source of fertile dust essential for the Amazon rainforest
Bodélé_Depression
"Environmental Isotope Investigation of Groundwater Flow in the Honey Lake Basin" (PDF). Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/620597. OSTI 620597
List_of_lakes_of_California
Ecoregion in Qinghai, China
of southeastern Xinjiang. Because of this position, Qaidam forms an endorheic basin accumulating lakes with no outlet to the sea. The area is among the
Qaidam_Basin
Elevation extremes of United States by state, district, and territory
bottom of an endorheic basin. The elevation of a stream, river, reservoir, or lake will vary seasonally. The bottom of an endorheic basin may fill with
List of U.S. states and territories by elevation
List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_elevation
water body Chott – Dry lake in the Saharan area of Africa Endorheic basin – Closed drainage basin that has no outflow Gilgai – Small, ephemeral lake in expanding
Glossary_of_landforms
Berman, Lex, ed. (2011). "China River Basins". WorldMap. Harvard University. Interactive map with China's river basins, showing river names in Chinese. Table
List_of_rivers_of_China
Enclosed sea with limited water exchange
the Sulu Sea) There are two types of mediterranean sea. A concentration basin has a higher salinity than the outer ocean due to evaporation, and its water
Mediterranean_seas
Former pluvial lake in western North America
17,500 years ago. During its transgressive phase in the closed basin (an endorheic basin), lake level oscillated because of changes in climate. At its
Lake_Bonneville
Ongi River Khovd River Rivers draining into endorheic Uvs Lake, forming the drainage of the Uvs Lake Basin Kharkhiraa River Sangil gol Turuun River Nariin
List_of_rivers_of_Mongolia
Valley in Mexico
(in Spanish, Llanos de San Juan or Cuenca de Libres-Oriental), is an endorheic basin in east-central Mexico. It covers an area of 4,958.60 square kilometers
Oriental_Basin
Dry lake bed in Death Valley National Park, California, United States
west.[citation needed] The playa is in the small Racetrack Valley endorheic basin between the Cottonwood Mountains on the east and Nelson Range to the
Racetrack_Playa
Highland plateau in central Mexico
Mexico City, the capital of the modern nation of Mexico. A natural endorheic basin, the Valley of Mexico historically contained five shallow, interconnected
Valley_of_Mexico
Region of archaeological sites in the Nubian Desert
Nabta Playa was once a large endorheic basin (a temporary lake, or "playa") in the Nubian Desert, located approximately 800 kilometers south of modern-day
Nabta_Playa
This is a list of rivers of Kazakhstan, arranged by drainage basin. Tributaries are listed in order from mouth to source. Tobol Ubagan Ayat Uy Syntasty
List_of_rivers_of_Kazakhstan
Endorheic basin in the United States
The Estancia Basin is an endorheic basin located in north-central New Mexico. The watershed covers portions of Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Torrance, and Lincoln
Estancia_Basin
Drainage basin in Iran
Hamoon Jazmourian Basin is a Endorheic basin of Iran. In the classification of basins in Iran, it is considered a sub-basin and is a subset of the Central
Hamoon_Jazmourian_Basin
several endorheic basins linked to a lake. Coatepeque Lake is the largest endorheic basin in the country. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with
List_of_rivers_of_El_Salvador
Desert valley or depression
deposition of sediments (aggradation). They are a type of endorheic basin characteristic of basin and range topography. The term was an Americanism originating
Bolson
Endorheic lake in California
California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in
Mono_Lake
Lake in Michoacán State, Mexico
second-largest freshwater lake in Mexico. Lake Cuitzeo lies in an endorheic basin, which does not drain to the sea, although in prehistoric times the
Lake_Cuitzeo
Lake in Uvs, Mongolia
naɣur]) is a highly saline lake, contained within the endorheic basin named after it—Uvs Nuur Basin. It is primarily located in Mongolia, with a smaller
Uvs_Lake
Dry lakebed in Botswana
Okavango Delta. These salt pans cover 16,000 km2 (6,200 sq mi) in the Kalahari Basin and form the bed of the ancient Lake Makgadikgadi, which evaporated many
Makgadikgadi_Pan
Lake in the central Patagonian region of Argentina
with Lake Colhué Huapi, it forms the terminal phase of the current endorheic basin of the Senguerr River. Both lakes are located in the Valle de Sarmiento
Lake_Musters
Salt lake in the Levant
West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River
Dead_Sea
River Suchiate River Salton Sea in California New River (Río Nuevo) Guzmán Basin in northern Chihuahua Casas Grandes River Santa Maria River Carmen River
List_of_rivers_of_Mexico
Mountain range in Tibet
It functions as a dividing range between the basin of the Yangtze in the north and the endorheic basin of northeastern Tibet in the south. The elevations
Tanggula_Mountains
Former lake in Idaho and Oregon, United States
today. During the life of the lake system, Lake Idaho was at times an endorheic basin with no outlet to the ocean. Other periods may have seen it draining
Lake_Idaho
Lake in Sur Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Laguna Blanca is a salt lake in an endorheic basin, in the Sur Lípez Province of the Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is near the Licancabur volcano. The
Laguna_Blanca_(Bolivia)
rivers that flow wholly or partly in Iran, arranged geographically by river basin from west to east. Arvand Rud Haffar, originally an artificial channel now
List_of_rivers_of_Iran
three significant endorheic basins: the San Luis Closed Basin in the San Luis Valley, and the Bear Creek Basin and the White Woman Basin spanning the Colorado-Kansas
List of drainage basins in Colorado
List_of_drainage_basins_in_Colorado
Drainage divides of the European continent
tip of the Iberian Peninsula at Gibraltar in the southwest to the endorheic basin of the Caspian Sea in Russia in the northeast. The Watershed runs northwards
European_watershed
Geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction
evaporites deposits (mainly halite, i.e. salt) found in the central part of the basin. Geologists predict that in about 10 million years the whole 6,000 km (3
Afar_Triangle
Ecoregion in Mongolia and Russia
The Great Lakes Basin desert steppe ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1316) covers the enclosed basin centered on Uvs Lake, a saline, endorheic basin (that is, no external
Great Lakes Basin desert steppe
Great_Lakes_Basin_desert_steppe
Endorheic basin in California
The Mono Basin is an endorheic drainage basin located east of Yosemite National Park in California and Nevada. It is bordered to the west by the Sierra
Mono_Basin
River in Nevada, United States
California, it drains an arid portion of the Great Basin southeast of Reno and flows into the endorheic basin of Walker Lake. The river is an important source
Walker_River
Salt lake, endorheic basin in Tunisia
el-Jarīd) also spelled Sciott Gerid and Shott el Jerid, is a chott, a large endorheic salt lake in central Tunisia. The name can be translated from the Arabic
Chott_el_Djerid
Major river forming part of the United States and Mexico border
The Rio Grande drainage basin (watershed) has an area of 182,200 square miles (472,000 km2); however, the endorheic basins that are adjacent to and within
Rio_Grande
Plain in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan. The Karasor Basin includes a 37,286 hectares (92,140 acres) Important Bird Area. The Karasor Depression is an endorheic basin in the Kazakh Uplands
Karasor_Basin
Natural reserve in Xinjiang, China
plateau and the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in northwest China. It surrounds the Kumkol Basin, an endorheic basin (no outlets to the sea) in the western
Altun Shan National Nature Reserve
Altun_Shan_National_Nature_Reserve
Lake in Mexico
Zumpango; Nahuatl languages: Tzompanco, lit. 'string of scalps') is an endorheic basin located in the Valley of Mexico in the municipality of Zumpango and
Lake_Zumpango
Former city-state in the Valley of Mexico
was the largest of five interconnected lakes. Since it formed in an endorheic basin, Lake Texcoco was brackish. During the reign of Moctezuma I, the "levee
Tenochtitlan
Topics referred to by the same term
Dry lake, often called a playa in the southwestern United States Endorheic basin, a basin with no outlet Salt flat Playa, Havana Playas Canton Playas, Ecuador
Playa
Dry lake in Churchill County, Nevada, USA
fringe of the sink, where the canals enter, is a wetland of the Central Basin and Range ecoregion characterized by shallow artificial lakes and sloughs
Carson_Sink
Water with salinity between freshwater and seawater
Oklahoma, is a rare example of a brackish lake that is neither part of an endorheic basin nor a direct arm of the ocean, though its salinity is considerably
Brackish_water
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