Tijuana River
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The Tijuana River is a short, heavily urbanized and pollution-prone river that flows from northern Baja California, Mexico into Southern California, emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the U.S.–Mexico border.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Tijuana | 2 |
| Tijuana River canonical | 2 |
| Tijuana River Basin | 1 |
| Tijuana River Valley | 1 |
| Tijuana River Watershed | 1 |
| Tijuana River watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T436444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tijuana River Context triple: [Tijuana, locatedOnRiver, Tijuana River]
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A.
Santa Cruz River
The Santa Cruz River is a significant river in southern Argentina that flows eastward from the Andes through the Patagonian steppe to the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
Gila River
The Gila River is a major waterway in the southwestern United States that flows through New Mexico and Arizona before joining the Colorado River.
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C.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Desaguadero River
The Desaguadero River is a major river of the Altiplano in South America that drains Lake Titicaca and flows southward through Bolivia toward Lake Poopó.
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E.
Salt River
The Salt River is a significant river in central Arizona that flows through the Phoenix metropolitan area and serves as a major source of water and recreation in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tijuana River Target entity description: The Tijuana River is a short, heavily urbanized and pollution-prone river that flows from northern Baja California, Mexico into Southern California, emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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A.
Santa Cruz River
The Santa Cruz River is a significant river in southern Argentina that flows eastward from the Andes through the Patagonian steppe to the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
Gila River
The Gila River is a major waterway in the southwestern United States that flows through New Mexico and Arizona before joining the Colorado River.
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C.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Desaguadero River
The Desaguadero River is a major river of the Altiplano in South America that drains Lake Titicaca and flows southward through Bolivia toward Lake Poopó.
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E.
Salt River
Salt River is a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky that flows through several counties and has historically been important for local transportation and settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| borderRegion |
San Diego–Tijuana
ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area
|
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesBorderBetween |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasinTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| emptiesNear |
Imperial Beach
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Beach, California
Tijuana ⓘ
surface form:
Playas de Tijuana
|
| environmentalIssue |
beach closures
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ water quality impairment ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
San Diego County
ⓘ
Tijuana ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | coastal estuary ⓘ |
| hasEstuary |
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuana River Estuary
|
| hasIssue |
solid waste accumulation
ⓘ
stormwater runoff contamination ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
ⓘ
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
|
| knownFor |
cross-border pollution issues
ⓘ
industrial pollution ⓘ sewage pollution ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| lengthCharacteristic | short river ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baja California
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
North America ⓘ |
| managedBy | International Boundary and Water Commission ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Imperial Beach
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Mexico border region
|
| near |
Otay Mesa
ⓘ
surface form:
Otay Mesa region
San Ysidro Port of Entry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tijuana River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuana River Watershed
|
| region |
U.S.–Mexico border
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands
|
| sourceLocatedIn |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Baja California
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| subjectOf | binational environmental agreements ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
endangered species habitat
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ |
| tributary |
Arroyo Alamar
ⓘ
Cottonwood Creek ⓘ Tecate Creek ⓘ |
| urbanCharacteristic | heavily urbanized watershed ⓘ |
| watershedArea |
Tijuana River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuana River Basin
|
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Subject: Tijuana River Description of subject: The Tijuana River is a short, heavily urbanized and pollution-prone river that flows from northern Baja California, Mexico into Southern California, emptying into the Pacific Ocean near the U.S.–Mexico border.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.