Rio Grande basin

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The Rio Grande basin is the extensive watershed of the Rio Grande River, draining parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Río Bravo basin ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
borderFunction forms part of the United States–Mexico border via the Rio Grande ⓘ
climate largely semi-arid to arid ⓘ
containsCity Albuquerque ⓘ
Brownsville ⓘ
Ciudad Juárez ⓘ
El Paso ⓘ
Laredo ⓘ
linked to: Laredo, Texas

Matamoros ⓘ
containsEcosystem alpine headwaters in Colorado ⓘ
arid and semi-arid environments ⓘ
riparian corridors ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
drainageDirection generally south and southeast ⓘ
drainageToOcean Atlantic Ocean via Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
drains Rio Grande ⓘ
emptiesInto Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
governedBy U.S.–Mexico water treaties ⓘ
hasHeadwatersIn San Juan Mountains of Colorado ⓘ
linked to: San Juan Mountains
hasMajorTributary Devils River ⓘ
Pecos River ⓘ
Rio Chama ⓘ
Rio Conchos ⓘ
Rio Salado (Mexico) ⓘ
hasMouthNear Gulf of Mexico coast of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Coast of Texas
hydrologicUnitOf United States hydrologic unit system ⓘ
includesRegion northern Mexico ⓘ
includesState Colorado ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
mainRiverLengthApproxKm 3050 ⓘ
majorRiver Rio Grande ⓘ
partOf Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
supportsBiodiversity native desert and riparian species ⓘ
supportsUse hydropower in some tributaries ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
over-allocation of water resources ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ
transboundaryWaterSystem shared by the United States and Mexico ⓘ

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Santa Fe River → partOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains → drainage → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Conchos River → partOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Jemez River → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio Conchos → partOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Pecos River → partOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Sacramento Mountains → drainageDivideFor → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Sand Creek (Great Sand Dunes) → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
subject linked to: Sand Creek
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio Chama → partOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Albuquerque Basin → contains → Rio Grande floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park → habitat → Rio Grande floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Del Rio, Texas → locatedInRegion → Rio Grande region ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Borrado language → associatedWith → Rio Grande region ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio Pueblo de Taos → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Jornada del Muerto → separatedFrom → Rio Grande floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio Grande corridor → formsPartOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Jémez Mountains → drainage → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Culberson County, Texas → borderFeature → Rio Grande basin (nearby region) ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Kit Carson Peak → drainage → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Sul Ross State University → regionServed → Rio Grande region ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Alamosa River → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Alamosa River → drainageBasin → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Rio Grande basin → alsoKnownAs → Río Bravo basin ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Abiquiu Dam → riverSystem → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Frijoles Creek → riverSystem → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Abiquiu Reservoir → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Culebra Creek → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Costilla River → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Chuvíscar River → riverSystem → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Conejos River → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Mosca, Colorado → drainageBasin → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera y Garza → regionOfActivity → Rio Grande region ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Río Conchos basin → partOf → Rio Grande drainage basin ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Jemez Canyon Dam → riverBasin → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Amistad Reservoir → partOf → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
La Boquilla Dam → partOf → Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) basin ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Delaware River (Texas) → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Gunmen of the Rio Grande → hasSetting → Rio Grande region ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Caballo Mountains → drainage → Rio Grande basin ⓘ
Zapata Creek → partOfWatershed → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Zapata Creek → drainageBasin → Rio Grande drainage basin ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio San Pedro → hasWatershed → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio San Pedro → drainageBasin → Rio Grande drainage basin ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin
Rio Chuviscar → partOf → Rio Grande watershed ⓘ
linked to: Rio Grande basin