an endorheic basin in southeastern Oregon in the United States at the northwestern corner of the Great Basin

The Harney Basin is an endorheic basin in southeastern Oregon in the United States at the northwestern corner of the Great Basin.

an arid and flat stretch of land that has no natural outlet to the sea

The Harney Basin, a part of the larger Great Basin region of the western United States, is an arid and flat stretch of land that has no natural outlet to the sea.

an example of arid climate

The Harney Basin of Oregon is an example of arid climate in the Pacific Northwest.

an example of arid climate in the Pacific Northwest

The Harney Basin of Oregon is an example of arid climate in the Pacific Northwest.

the largest of many depressions in which lakes formed in southeastern Oregon during the late Pleistocene

The Harney Basin was the largest of many depressions in which lakes formed in southeastern Oregon during the late Pleistocene.

one of the three most important areas left in the western United States for spring migratory birds stopping on their way north

Harney Basin is one of the three most important areas left in the western United States for spring migratory birds stopping on their way north.

a closed river basin in southeastern Oregon

The Harney Basin is a closed river basin in southeastern Oregon.

the largest of these Oregon desert basins

The Harney Basin, in which lie Malheur and Harney lakes, is the largest of these Oregon desert basins and contains the most diverse and greatest amount of redband trout habitat.

a mosaic of productive ranchlands and wetland habitats

Southeast Oregon's vast Harney Basin is a mosaic of productive ranchlands and wetland habitats, with Malheur National Wildlife Refuge at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge's center.

a sparsely populated, semi-arid region in southeast Oregon where groundwater pumpage has increased since the 1990s, resulting in declines in groundwater levels during the past two decades

The Harney Basin is a sparsely populated, semi-arid region in southeast Oregon where groundwater pumpage has increased since the 1990s, resulting in declines in groundwater levels during the past two decades.

a massive bathtub, a miles-wide receptacle surrounded by snow-crowned mountains in which all waterways lead to a series of lakes that rise and fall with the weather

The Harney Basin is a massive bathtub, a miles-wide receptacle surrounded by snow-crowned mountains in which all waterways lead to a series of lakes that rise and fall with the weather.

the northern anchor of a string of wetlands that extends across the Southern Oregon/Northeast California (SONEC) region

Increasingly recognized as one of the most important places on the continent for migratory birds, the Harney Basin is the northern anchor of a string of wetlands that extends across the Southern Oregon/Northeast California (SONEC) region.