Brazos River

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:river
gptkbp:contributes_to ecosystem services
water supply for agriculture
Brazos River Basin
recreation opportunities
water supply for cities
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Brazos_County
gptkb:Washington_County
gptkb:Harris_County
gptkb:Waller_County
gptkb:Fort_Bend_County
gptkbp:cultural_significance Texas history
Native American history
settlement patterns
gptkbp:dam gptkb:Lake_Whitney
gptkb:Lake_Granbury
gptkb:Brazos_River_Authority
gptkb:Possum_Kingdom_Lake
gptkbp:drainage_basin gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
45,000 square miles
gptkbp:environmental_concerns gptkb:invasive_species
erosion
habitat loss
flood control
water scarcity
gptkbp:flood_control gptkb:historical_events
subject to flooding
major floods in 1935
major floods in 2015
major floods in 1994
major floods in 2001
gptkbp:flows_into gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Richmond
gptkb:railway_station
gptkb:Sugar_Land
Bryan
Waco
gptkbp:historical_event site of early Texas settlements
important for cattle drives
site of battles during the Texas Revolution
gptkbp:historical_significance Spanish exploration
important for transportation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brazos River
gptkbp:length 1,280 miles
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:location gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:mouth gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Brazos_Indians
gptkb:Brazos_de_Dios
gptkbp:notable_city gptkb:Houston
gptkb:Richmond
gptkb:railway_station
gptkb:Sugar_Land
Bryan
Waco
gptkbp:recreation gptkb:swimming
fishing
boating
kayaking
gptkbp:source gptkb:Sierra_de_la_Virgen_Mountains
Brazos River Headwaters
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:transportation
gptkb:tourism
agriculture
gptkbp:tributary_of gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:water_quality varies by location
gptkbp:water_source agricultural runoff
urban runoff
industrial discharges
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:fish_species
gptkb:birds
gptkb:mammals
various species of fish
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waco,_Texas
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Waco,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4