Alamo River

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The Alamo River is a man-made drainage waterway in the Imperial Valley of Southern California that carries agricultural runoff southward into the Salton Sea.

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Alamo River canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage canal
river
basinCountry United States
carries agricultural runoff
climateZone arid
connectedTo New River (Imperial Valley) via Salton Sea
continent North America
country United States
countrySubdivision Imperial County
drainageBasin Salton Sink
linked to: Salton Trough
environmentalConcern eutrophication of Salton Sea
flowDirection southward
flowsInto Salton Sea
hasImpairedWatersStatus true
hasMonitoringProgram water quality monitoring by state and local agencies
hasSalinityIssue true
hasWildlifeIssue bird habitat degradation
fish kills
hydrologicSystem Imperial Valley drainage system
listedUnder Clean Water Act Section 303(d)
linked to: Clean Water Act
locatedIn Imperial County, California
linked to: Imperial County

Imperial Valley
Southern California
United States–Mexico border region
majorLandUseInBasin irrigated agriculture
manMade true
mouthElevation -69 m
mouthLocation Salton Sea
nearbyCity Brawley, California
linked to: Brawley

Calipatria, California
linked to: Calipatria

El Centro, California
partOf Salton Sea watershed
pollutionType nutrient pollution
pesticide contamination
sediment pollution
primaryUse agricultural drainage
receivesRunoffFrom Imperial Irrigation District service area
receivesWaterFrom irrigation drains
region Colorado Desert
sourceRegion Imperial Valley farmlands
linked to: Imperial Valley
state California
watercourseType man-made drainage waterway
waterQualityConcern high nutrient levels
high salinity
pathogen contamination

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Salton Sea inflow Alamo River