Tanque Verde Creek

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Tanque Verde Creek is a desert stream in southern Arizona that flows westward through the Tucson area, fed by runoff from the Rincon Mountains.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tanque Verde Creek canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf creek ⓘ
intermittent stream ⓘ
associatedWith Tanque Verde, Arizona ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
climateZone arid ⓘ
confluenceForms Rillito River ⓘ
confluenceWith Pantano Wash ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainageArea eastern Tucson area ⓘ
ecosystem Sonoran Desert ⓘ
fedBy runoff from Rincon Mountains ⓘ
floodRisk flash flooding ⓘ
flowRegime ephemeral ⓘ
seasonal ⓘ
flowsDirection west ⓘ
flowsThrough Tanque Verde Valley ⓘ
linked to: Tanque Verde Canyon

Tucson, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Tucson
hasCrossing Houghton Road ⓘ
Sabino Canyon Road ⓘ
Tanque Verde Road ⓘ
hasGeomorphology alluvial channel ⓘ
sandy wash bed ⓘ
hasNameEtymology Spanish language ⓘ
hasWildlife desert birds ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
hydrologicalType desert stream ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
Pima County, Arizona ⓘ
Tucson metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Tucson
nameMeaning green tank ⓘ
near Coronado National Forest ⓘ
Saguaro National Park East ⓘ
partOf Tucson area washes ⓘ
region Southern Arizona ⓘ
sourceRegion Rincon Mountains ⓘ
subjectOf flood control studies ⓘ
supports riparian vegetation ⓘ
tributaryOf Rillito River ⓘ
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
watercourseSystem Santa Cruz River watershed ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Rincon Mountains → drainage → Tanque Verde Creek ⓘ
Tanque Verde Falls → watercourse → Tanque Verde Creek ⓘ