Muddy River Valley

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Muddy River Valley is a region in southern Nevada characterized by its desert river ecosystem and long-standing significance as the ancestral homeland of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Muddy River Valley canonical 1
Muddy River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
river valley
ancestralHomelandOf Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
contains Moapa River Indian Reservation
country United States
hasBiodiversity desert wildlife
riparian vegetation
hasClimate arid
hasConservationInterest native fish habitat
wetland protection
hasCulturalHeritage Paiute traditions
sacred sites
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial use of landscape
hasEconomicActivity farming
tourism
hasEcosystemType desert river ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalConcern habitat degradation
water scarcity
hasFeature desert uplands
riparian corridor
hasGeomorphology alluvial valley
hasHydrology desert springs
perennial stream segments
hasIndigenousPeople Southern Paiute
hasLandUse agriculture
ranching
hasLanguageHeritage Southern Paiute language
hasSeasonalPattern flash flooding risk
hasSoilType alluvial soils
hasWaterSource Muddy River
springs
historicallyUsedFor hunting and gathering
traditional agriculture
inhabitedSince pre-contact period
isCulturallySignificantFor Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
isPartOf Clark County, Nevada
locatedIn Nevada
United States
southern Nevada
near Logandale, Nevada
Moapa, Nevada
linked to: Moapa Valley

Overton, Nevada
partOf Mojave Desert
regionType rural
traditionalTerritoryOf Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
traversedBy Muddy River
usedFor irrigation
livestock grazing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Meadow Valley Wash drainageBasin Muddy River basin
linked to: Muddy River Valley