Where is the Great Basin?
The term Great Basin, as it applies to the Great Basin redband trout, is a group of six watershed basins which have no connection to the ocean. It is mostly in southeastern Oregon, with small portions in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada. The six basins are the Fort Rock Basin, which includes the Summer and Silver Lake areas; the Chewaucan Basin, which includes the Chewaucan River and Lake Abert; the Goose Lake Basin with small portions in California; the Warner Basin with small portions in California and Nevada; the Catlow Basin, and the Harney Basin. 4. What was the Fish and Wildlife Service petitioned to do regarding Great Basin redband trout? The petition requested that the Service list as threatened or endangered the native redband trout in the Great Basin. It requested that all six basins be considered as one “Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment” (DPS) for listing, but stated that the petitioners would not object to each individual basin being recognized as a DPS
Related Questions
- What is the Great Basin?Defining the Great Basin begins with a choice: are you looking at the way the water flows (hydrographic), the way the landscape formed (geologic), or the resident plants and animals (biologic)?
- Has stocking of hatchery rainbow trout in the Great Basin diluted the native redband trout?
- What is its value to the Great Basin?
