Río Magdalena

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Río Magdalena is a small river in Mexico City that flows through the borough of Magdalena Contreras and is notable as one of the last remaining free-flowing rivers in the capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent North America
country Mexico
drainageBasin closed basin of the Valley of Mexico
flowsDirection generally northeast
flowsThrough Desierto de los Leones National Park
surface form: Desierto de los Leones National Park buffer zone

Los Dinamos park
Magdalena Contreras
Álvaro Obregón
hasCharacteristic free-flowing in several stretches
mountain river at its upper course
one of the last remaining free-flowing rivers in Mexico City
urban river
hasEcosystem riparian corridor in urban area
temperate forest in upper basin
hasEnvironmentalIssue encroaching urbanization
pollution in lower reaches
hasNameOrigin named after Mary Magdalene
hasRecreationActivity hiking along riverbanks
mountain biking in upper basin
picnicking in Los Dinamos
hasSourceIn Sierra de las Cruces
isImportantFor biodiversity conservation in Mexico City
groundwater recharge in the Valley of Mexico
isManagedBy Government of Mexico City
borough government of Magdalena Contreras
Álvaro Obregón
surface form: borough government of Álvaro Obregón
isPartOf Valley of Mexico
surface form: Magdalena River basin (Valley of Mexico)
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn Mexico City
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Magdalena Contreras
Álvaro Obregón
locatedInProtectedArea Conservation land of Mexico City
Los Dinamos park
surface form: Los Dinamos ecological park
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
mouthCountry Mexico
mouthLocatedIn Mexico City
partOf hydrological basin of the Valley of Mexico
natural heritage of Mexico City
subjectOf environmental protection campaigns
river restoration projects
usedFor ecotourism
environmental education
recreation
watercourseType perennial river

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Magdalena Contreras traversedBy Río Magdalena