Tijuana River

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The Tijuana River is a short, heavily urbanized and pollution-prone river that flows from northern Baja California, Mexico into Southern California, emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the U.S.–Mexico border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
borderRegion San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area
linked to: San Diego–Tijuana
country Mexico
United States
crossesBorderBetween Mexico
United States
drainageBasinTo Pacific Ocean
emptiesNear Imperial Beach, California
linked to: Imperial Beach

Playas de Tijuana
linked to: Tijuana
environmentalIssue beach closures
habitat degradation
water quality impairment
flowsThrough San Diego County
Tijuana
hasEcosystem coastal estuary
hasEstuary Tijuana River Estuary
hasIssue solid waste accumulation
stormwater runoff contamination
hasProtectedArea Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
knownFor cross-border pollution issues
industrial pollution
sewage pollution
urbanization
lengthCharacteristic short river
locatedIn Baja California
California
North America
managedBy International Boundary and Water Commission
mouthLocatedIn Imperial Beach
Pacific Ocean
U.S.–Mexico border region
near Otay Mesa region
linked to: Otay Mesa

San Ysidro Port of Entry
partOf Tijuana River Watershed
linked to: Tijuana River
region U.S.–Mexico borderlands
sourceLocatedIn northern Baja California
linked to: Baja California
subjectOf binational environmental agreements
supportsSpecies endangered species habitat
migratory birds
tributary Arroyo Alamar
Cottonwood Creek
Tecate Creek
urbanCharacteristic heavily urbanized watershed
watershedArea Tijuana River Basin
linked to: Tijuana River

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Tijuana locatedOnRiver Tijuana River
Rancho Tía Juana locatedIn Tijuana River Valley
linked to: Tijuana River
Tijuana River partOf Tijuana River Watershed
linked to: Tijuana River
Tijuana River watershedArea Tijuana River Basin
linked to: Tijuana River
Zona Río, Tijuana traversedBy Río Tijuana
linked to: Tijuana River
Zona Río, Tijuana namedAfter Río Tijuana
linked to: Tijuana River
Tecate Creek partOf Tijuana River watershed
linked to: Tijuana River
Tecate Creek tributaryOf Tijuana River