Lerma River basin

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The Lerma River basin is a major hydrological region in central Mexico that collects waters from numerous mountain ranges and supports extensive agricultural, urban, and industrial areas before ultimately feeding into Lake Chapala.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrological region ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
basinCountry Mexico ⓘ
climate semi-arid in some sub-basins ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
collectsWaterFrom Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ
containsInfrastructure dams ⓘ
irrigation districts ⓘ
wastewater treatment plants ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
drainageRiver Lerma River ⓘ
ecoregion Mexican Plateau ⓘ
feeds Lake Chapala ⓘ
flowsThroughState Guanajuato ⓘ
Jalisco ⓘ
Michoacán ⓘ
Querétaro ⓘ
State of Mexico ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication risk in Lake Chapala ⓘ
overexploitation of water resources ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
hasWetlandsAtMouth Lake Chapala wetlands ⓘ
importantFor Mexican agriculture ⓘ
regional economy of central Mexico ⓘ
locatedIn central Mexico ⓘ
mainOutflow Lerma River ⓘ
majorCityInBasin Celaya ⓘ
Irapuato ⓘ
La Piedad ⓘ
Lerma de Villada ⓘ
linked to: Lerma

Morelia ⓘ
Querétaro City ⓘ
Salamanca ⓘ
Toluca ⓘ
mouth Lake Chapala ⓘ
partOf Lerma–Chapala basin ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
partOfHydrologicalRegion Lerma–Santiago–Pacific hydrological region ⓘ
primaryUseOfWater industrial use ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
municipal supply ⓘ
receivesPrecipitationFrom summer monsoon rains ⓘ
supportsBiodiversity endemic freshwater fish of Lake Chapala ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ
supportsLandUse agriculture ⓘ
industrial areas ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra de las Cruces → drainsTo → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Central Mexico → contains → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Mexican Plateau → contains → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Pénjamo → locatedInGeographicalFeature → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Lerma River basin → partOf → Lerma–Chapala basin ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Chapala → locatedInRegion → Lerma–Chapala basin ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Lake Chapala → partOf → Lerma–Chapala basin ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Lake Chapala → drainageBasin → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Ocotlán → locatedIn → Lerma–Chapala basin ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Lake Cuitzeo → locatedOn → Lerma–Chapala–Cuitzeo hydrological region ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
San Francisco del Rincón → drainageBasin → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Zinacantepec → locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Lerma River → drainageBasin → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Lerma River → tributaryOf → Lerma–Chapala–Santiago river system ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Valle de Toluca → drainageBasin → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Valle de Toluca region → drainageBasin → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Lerma–Santiago–Pacific hydrological region → hasRiverSystem → Lerma–Chapala–Santiago river system ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Río Grande de Santiago → partOf → Lerma–Chapala–Santiago river system ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Río Grande de Santiago → watercourseSystem → Lerma River–Lake Chapala–Santiago River system ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin
Las Conchas River → partOf → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Mesa Central of Mexico → contains → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Skiffia → foundIn → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Girardinichthys → foundIn → Lerma River basin ⓘ
Tarascans → nativeTo → Lerma River valley ⓘ
linked to: Lerma River basin