Moctezuma River

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The Moctezuma River is a major river in east-central Mexico that drains parts of the Mexican Plateau and helps form the Pánuco River system flowing toward the Gulf of Mexico.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Moctezuma River canonical 1
Río Moctezuma 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Mexico
continent North America
country Mexico
drainageArea part of central Mexican highlands
drainageBasin Gulf of Mexico
drainageDirection eastward
drains Mexican Plateau
ecosystem tropical and subtropical riverine habitats
flowsInto Pánuco River
flowsThrough canyons of the Sierra Madre Oriental
formsBorderBetween Hidalgo
Querétaro
San Luis Potosí
Veracruz
hasBridge Tuxpan–Tampico highway crossings
hasFloodRisk seasonal flooding in lower basin
hasTributary Amajac River
Tempoal River
Tula River
locatedIn Hidalgo
Querétaro
San Luis Potosí
Veracruz
east-central Mexico
mouthLocation confluence with Tamuín River
near Pánuco River
namedAfter Moctezuma II
partOf Pánuco River basin
Pánuco River basin
surface form: Pánuco River system
region Mexican Plateau
Sierra Madre Oriental
tributaryOf Pánuco River
uses hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
watercourseType perennial river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Pánuco River basin hasMajorTributary Moctezuma River
Huasteca Potosina traversedBy Moctezuma River
this entity surface form: Río Moctezuma