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Ciénega

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A ciénega (also spelled ciénaga) is a wetland system unique to the American Southwest. [1]

18 relations: Alkali, Dry lake, Geomorphology, Grass valley, Juglans major, La Cienega, New Mexico, Oasis, Petroleum seep, Populus fremontii, Red Sky at Morning (Bradford novel), Reed (plant), Salix gooddingii, Salt pan (geology), Sod, Southwestern United States, Spring (hydrology), Stream, Wetland.

Alkali

In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: al-qaly “ashes of the saltwort”) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chemical element.

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Dry lake

A dry lake is either a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappeared when evaporation processes exceeded recharge.

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Geomorphology

Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek: γῆ, gê, "earth"; μορφή, morphḗ, "form"; and λόγος, lógos, "study") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.

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Grass valley

A grass valley (also vega and valle) is a meadow located within a forested and relatively small drainage basin such as a headwater.

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Juglans major

Juglans major (literally, the larger walnut), also known as Arizona walnut, is a walnut tree which grows to with a DBH of up to at elevations of in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

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La Cienega, New Mexico

La Cienega is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States.

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Oasis

In geography, an oasis (plural: oases) is an isolated area in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source, such as a pond or small lake.

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Petroleum seep

A petroleum seep is a place where natural liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons escape to the earth's atmosphere and surface, normally under low pressure or flow.

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Populus fremontii

Populus fremontii, commonly known as Fremont's cottonwood or the Alamo cottonwood, is a cottonwood (and thus a poplar) native to riparian zones of the Southwestern United States and northern through central Mexico.

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Red Sky at Morning (Bradford novel)

Red Sky at Morning is a 1968 novel by Richard Bradford.

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Reed (plant)

Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands.

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Salix gooddingii

Salix gooddingii is a species of willow known by the common name Goodding's willow, or Goodding's black willow.

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Salt pan (geology)

Natural salt pans or salt flats are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun.

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Sod

Sod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by its roots or another piece of thin material.

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States (Suroeste de Estados Unidos; also known as the American Southwest) is the informal name for a region of the western United States.

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Spring (hydrology)

A spring is any natural situation where water flows from an aquifer to the Earth's surface.

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Stream

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Cienaga, Cienega, Ciénaga.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciénega

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