The Great Divide Basin or Great Divide Closed Basin is an area of land in Wyoming's Red Desert (United States) where none of the water falling as rain to the ground drains into any ocean, directly or indirectly. It is therefore considered an endorheic basin, and it adjoins the Continental Divide in southern Wyoming. To the west of the basin is the Green River watershed, draining to the Gulf of California/Pacific Ocean; to the east is the North Platte watershed, draining to the Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean. The basin is very roughly rectangular in shape; the northwest corner is in the Wind River Range near South Pass, about 40 miles southwest of Lander, and the southeast corner is in the Sierra Madre Range near Bridger Pass, about 20 miles southwest of Rawlins.
Although the Great Divide Basin provides a relatively low and easy crossing of the Continental Divide, its aridity and endorheic nature were an obstacle to pioneers during the westward expansion of the United States, and was known as the Saline Plain around the 1870s. Consequently, the Oregon Trail detoured north over South Pass, and the Overland Trail detoured south over Bridger Pass. By contrast, during the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, the Union Pacific was laid directly across the southern part of the basin. (The original railroad map labelled one point along this route as Bridgers Pass, giving rise to the still-common misconception that the railroad followed the Overland Trail.) Roughly the same route across the basin was later taken by the transcontinental highways traversing the region, namely the Lincoln Highway, U.S. 30, and Interstate 80. The basin is also traversed in a north-south direction by U.S. 287 and Wyoming 789. Even today the basin is very sparsely populated, the only incorporated town being Wamsutter, with a population of 451 at the 2010 census.
Great Divide is the debut studio album released by American rock band Semisonic. It was released April 9, 1996 by MCA Records. It was produced by Paul Fox, and was recorded and mixed by Ed Thacker.
History
Semisonic had signed a record contract with Elektra Records to record the Great Divide album. During recording, Bob Krasnow, the president of Elektra Records had quit, and in the changeover to a new president, the label dropped Semisonic. The band then signed with MCA Records, and finished recording the album. "F.N.T." was featured in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You.
Track listing
All tracks written by Dan Wilson unless otherwise noted.
On 31 March 2014 Zane Lowe premiered lead single "Heart and Soul" as the Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1. It has peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart. On 24 August 2014, Great Divide became the band's highest charting album to date reaching #1 on the Scottish Album Charts and #6 on the UK charts.
Reception
The album was included at number 23 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.
Track listing
All songs are written and composed by Twin Atlantic.
Over mountains, that's where my love lives A long, long ride to sunland here where I did this Across the great divide alone (wondering open afraid and) Arriving alive unknown (unknown unwise and unaided) If I could I might Send my love on a plane ride A black cross high in a blue sky A green cross gliding on a million pines Across the great divide alone wondering open afraid and, Arrive in a life unknown (unknown unwise and unaided) Across the great divide alone (wondering open afraid and) Try to find a life unknown (unknown unwise and unaided).
provided an update on its South Pass uranium project located in the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming... processing plant located in the Great Divide Basin,” commented Mike Blady, CEO of Basin Uranium.
hub-and-spoke production platform and will enable the company to unlock the development potential of its extensive portfolio in the Great Divide Basin... of holdings in the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming.
As we are able to grow the space between wellfield construction and drilling, we plan to ultimately redirect some of the drill rigs to exploration projects within the Great Divide Basin with the goal ...
We look forward to bringing uranium in situ recovery back to its birthplace at ShirleyBasin and solidifying Ur-Energy's position as the dominant producer in the Great Divide Basin and Shirley Basin Districts of Wyoming."
Bill Boberg contributed throughout the years serving as a Director and an executive of the Company, but he is perhaps best known for the acquisition of the Great Divide Basin assets in Wyoming, ...
...ISR projects across the Powder RiverBasin and Great Divide Basin, four of which are fully permitted.Total Measured and Indicated resources disclosed in Wyoming projects(1) are 66,198,200 lbs.
... during a tropical storm in Shenandoah National Park or crouching under a tarp to escape lightning in Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin, the hairs on his arm rising as bolts flashed through the air.
Enid News & Eagle
14 Feb 2024
Enid News & Eagle
14 Feb 2024