Английская Википедия:Alvord Lake (Oregon)

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Шаблон:Infobox body of water Alvord Lake is a seasonal[1] shallow alkali lake in Harney County of the U.S. state of Oregon. Its elevation is Шаблон:Convert.[2] It is located about Шаблон:Convert southeast of Alvord Desert in the Alvord Basin and serves as terminus for all its streams. Its water level varies from dry to several feet deep.Шаблон:Citation needed The nearest habitation is tiny Fields, Шаблон:Convert SSW.

At one time, Alvord Lake stretched Шаблон:Convert along the east side of Steens Mountain.[1]

The Alvord Basin covers about Шаблон:Convert bounded on the northwest by Steens Mountain, on the southwest by the Pueblo Mountains, on the southeast by the Trout Creek Mountains, and on the northeast by the Sheepshead Mountains.[3] Major tributaries are Mosquito Creek, Willow Creek, Wildhorse Creek, Whitehorse Creek, Trout Creek, and Van Horn Creek.[3]

The tributaries of Alvord Lake were home to the endemic Alvord cutthroat trout, which is now considered extinct through hybridization with non-native rainbow trout.

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