Usumacinta–Grijalva river system

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The Usumacinta–Grijalva river system is a major interconnected river basin in southeastern Mexico and parts of Guatemala, known for its high discharge, rich biodiversity, and importance to regional ecosystems and human settlements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
river system ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
basinCountry Guatemala ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
borderRiverFor Guatemala ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
drainageBasinOf Grijalva River ⓘ
Usumacinta River ⓘ
drainsInto Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
ecosystemType tropical freshwater ecosystem ⓘ
emptiesInto Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
hasBiodiversity aquatic species ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ
hasPart Chixoy River ⓘ
Grijalva River ⓘ
La Venta River ⓘ
San Pedro River ⓘ
Tulijá River ⓘ
Usumacinta River ⓘ
importantFor ecosystem services ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ
regional water supply ⓘ
knownFor high discharge ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
supporting human settlements ⓘ
supporting regional ecosystems ⓘ
tropical rainforests ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
locatedIn Guatemala ⓘ
southeastern Mexico ⓘ
majorRiver Grijalva River ⓘ
Usumacinta River ⓘ
partOf Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
region Chiapas ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ
Petén Department ⓘ
Tabasco ⓘ
supports agriculture ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
threatenedBy deforestation ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ

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Grijalva River → partOf → Usumacinta–Grijalva river system ⓘ
Grijalva River → drainageBasin → Grijalva–Usumacinta Basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
Villahermosa → locatedInBasin → Grijalva–Usumacinta basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
Pantanos de Centla → partOf → Grijalva–Usumacinta river basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
Chicoasén Dam → riverBasin → Grijalva–Usumacinta basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
Río Grijalva → partOf → Grijalva–Usumacinta river system ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
Malpaso Dam → locatedInHydrologicalBasin → Grijalva–Usumacinta basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
Angostura Dam → riverSystem → Grijalva–Usumacinta basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system
municipality of Tacotalpa → locatedInHydrologicalSystem → Grijalva–Usumacinta river system ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta–Grijalva river system