Pecos River

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The Pecos River is a major river in the southwestern United States that flows through New Mexico and Texas before joining the Rio Grande.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pecos River canonical 27
Pecos River basin 1
Pecos River watershed 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States
basinState New Mexico
Texas
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 40
U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 285 (Texas)
U.S. Route 380
U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED
crossesCounty Chaves County, New Mexico
Crockett County, Texas
Eddy County, New Mexico
Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Pecos County, Texas
linked to: Pecos County

Reeves County, Texas
linked to: Reeves County

San Miguel County, New Mexico
linked to: San Miguel County

Val Verde County, Texas
Ward County, Texas
dischargesInto Amistad Reservoir
drainageArea approximately 115,700 square kilometers
approximately 44,300 square miles
flowsThrough New Mexico
Texas
formsPartOfBorderBetween New Mexico
Texas
hasDam Brantley Dam
Red Bluff Dam
Sumner Dam
hasMajorTributary Black River (New Mexico)
Delaware River (Texas)
Gallinas River
Rio Hondo (New Mexico)
hasReservoir Brantley Lake NERFINISHED
Red Bluff Reservoir
Sumner Lake NERFINISHED
historicalRegion American Old West
linked to: Old West
length approximately 1,490 kilometers
approximately 926 miles
locatedIn Southwestern United States
mouthLocation near Del Rio, Texas
mouthOf Rio Grande
namedAfter Pecos Pueblo
partOf Rio Grande basin
passesNear Artesia, New Mexico
linked to: Artesia

Carlsbad, New Mexico
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
linked to: Fort Sumner

Pecos, New Mexico
linked to: Pecos

Pecos, Texas
Roswell, New Mexico
region Chihuahuan Desert
sourceLocation Sangre de Cristo Mountains
sourceState New Mexico
stateScenicDesignation New Mexico Scenic and Recreational River (upper reaches)
tributaryOf Rio Grande
usedFor fishing
irrigation
livestock watering
recreation
waterQualityIssue high salinity
high total dissolved solids

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Referenced by (29)

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

Rio Grande hasTributary Pecos River
New Mexico hasMajorRiver Pecos River
Eddy County hasMajorRiver Pecos River
West Texas contains Pecos River
Sacramento Mountains drainageDivideFor Pecos River basin
linked to: Pecos River
Carlsbad, New Mexico locatedOnRiver Pecos River
subject linked to: Carlsbad
Pecos County namedAfter Pecos River
Pecos, Texas locatedOn Pecos River
San Miguel County, New Mexico locatedOn Pecos River
subject linked to: San Miguel County
Fort Sumner locatedNear Pecos River
Hagerman locatedOnRiver Pecos River
Hagerman waterSource Pecos River
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge partOf Pecos River watershed
linked to: Pecos River
Santa Rosa, New Mexico waterBody Pecos River
Santa Rosa, New Mexico isOnRiver Pecos River
Pecos locatedOnRiver Pecos River
Trans-Pecos region namedFor Pecos River
Trans-Pecos region contains Pecos River
Reeves County contains Pecos River
Pecos Valley traversedBy Pecos River
Roswell, New Mexico locatedOn Pecos River