Río Conchos basin

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The Río Conchos basin is a major river basin in northern Mexico that drains the eastern slopes of the Sierra Tarahumara before flowing into the Rio Grande.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rio Conchos basin 8
Río Conchos basin canonical 4
Mexico–United States border watershed 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
climate arid
semi-arid
containsCity Camargo
Chihuahua City
Delicias
Ojinaga
containsDam Francisco I. Madero Dam
La Boquilla Dam
Luis L. León Dam
containsEcosystem desert scrub
irrigated agricultural lands
riparian woodlands
containsRiver Río Chuviscar
Río Conchos
linked to: Rio Conchos

Río Florido
Río Sacramento (Chihuahua)
Río San Pedro
linked to: Rio San Pedro
country Mexico
drains Río Conchos
linked to: Rio Conchos

eastern slopes of the Sierra Tarahumara
ecoregion Chihuahuan Desert
governedBy Comisión Nacional del Agua
Mexican federal water authorities
hasIssue drought vulnerability
over-allocation of water resources
river flow reduction to the Rio Grande
salinization in irrigated areas
water scarcity
hydrologicalRole principal source of surface water in the state of Chihuahua
locatedIn Sierra Madre Occidental region
northern Mexico
linked to: Northern Mexico
locatedInState Chihuahua
Coahuila
Durango
majorTributaryBasinOf Rio Grande
mouthLocatedAt confluence of Río Conchos and Rio Grande near Ojinaga
partOf Rio Grande drainage basin
linked to: Rio Grande basin
partOfAgreement 1944 United States–Mexico Water Treaty
primaryUse hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
livestock watering
municipal water supply
supportsCrop alfalfa
chile peppers
corn
cotton
forage crops
transboundarySignificance major Mexican contributor of flow to the Rio Grande shared with the United States
treatyObligation contributes water deliveries from Mexico to the Rio Grande under the 1944 treaty
tributaryOf Rio Grande basin

How these facts were elicited

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

Sierra Tarahumara drainageBasin Río Conchos basin
Conchos River partOf Mexico–United States border watershed
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Rio Conchos hasWatershed Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Chuvíscar River riverSystem Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Rio Florido partOf Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Rio Florido hasWatershed Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Rio Florido hydrologicalSystem Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Rio Florido drainageBasin Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Ciudad Camargo locatedInHydrologicalBasin Río Conchos basin
Luis L. León Dam partOf Río Conchos basin
Luis L. León Dam regionServed Río Conchos valley
linked to: Río Conchos basin
La Boquilla Dam partOf Río Conchos basin
Rio San Pedro partOf Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin
Rio Chuviscar partOf Rio Conchos basin
linked to: Río Conchos basin