Rio Grande

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international river river

The Rio Grande is a major river in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that forms much of the border between the two countries before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international river → river →
alsoKnownAs	Río Bravo → Río Bravo del Norte →
basinCountry	Mexico → United States →
borderBetween	Texas and Mexico → United States and Mexico →
borderOf	Chihuahua → Coahuila → New Mexico → Nuevo León → Tamaulipas → Texas →
continent	North America →
country	Mexico → United States →
dischargeLocation	Gulf of Mexico →
flowsInto	Gulf of Mexico →
formsBorderBetween	Mexico → United States →
hasTributary	Devils River → Pecos River → Rio Chama → Rio Conchos →
length	approximately 1885 miles → approximately 3034 kilometers →
locatedIn	Northern Mexico → Southwestern United States →
majorCityOnRiver	Albuquerque → Brownsville → Ciudad Juárez → El Paso → Laredo → Matamoros →
mouth	Gulf of Mexico →
partOf	United States–Mexico border →
passesThrough	Chihuahua → Coahuila → Colorado → New Mexico → Nuevo León → Tamaulipas → Texas →
sourceCountry	United States →
sourceLocation	Colorado → San Juan Mountains →
usedFor	irrigation → municipal water supply → recreation →

Referenced by (70)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Americas → Colorado → Mountain States → New Mexico → North America → Sierra County, New Mexico → South Central United States →	hasMajorRiver
Albuquerque → Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States → Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge → Ciudad Juárez ("Río Bravo del Norte") → El Paso–Ciudad Juárez crossing → Nuevo Laredo → Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico →	locatedOnRiver
Brownsville, Texas → Northern Mexico → Northern Mexico ("Río Bravo del Norte") → Texas's 28th congressional district →	borderRiver
El Paso County → Nuevo León → Texas's 16th congressional district →	borderFeature
Brownsville–Matamoros crossing → El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (New Mexico segments designated as NHL) → Laredo–Nuevo Laredo crossing →	crosses
Coahuila → Coahuila ("Río Bravo del Norte") → Texas →	hasBorderRiver
Fort Bliss → Jornada del Muerto desert → San Antonio, New Mexico →	locatedNear
Socorro County, New Mexico → South Texas → Valencia County, New Mexico →	traversedBy
Rio Grande ("Río Bravo del Norte") → Rio Grande ("Río Bravo") →	alsoKnownAs
Coahuiltecan languages → Rio Grande Rift ("Rio Grande River") →	associatedWith
Bernalillo County → Santa Fe National Forest →	contains
Brownsville, Texas → State of Chihuahua →	hasRiver
Brownsville, Texas → El Paso →	locatedOn
Chihuahua → Chihuahuan Desert →	majorRiver
Rio Grande Rift → Rio Grande Rivalry →	namedAfter
ABQ BioPark Zoo → Old Town Albuquerque →	near
Santa Catarina River ("Río Bravo del Norte") → Santa Catarina River →	tributaryOf
Pajarito Plateau →	borderedBy
Dona Ana County, New Mexico →	containsRiver
Interstate 10 →	crossesRiver
San Juan Mountains →	drainage
Sierra Madre Oriental ("Río Bravo del Norte basin") →	drainedBy
Aridoamerica ("Rio Grande basin") →	extendsInto
U.S.–Mexico border →	followsRiver
Parish of Portland ("Rio Grande River") →	hasAttraction
Northern New Mexico →	hasGeographicFeature
Jornada del Muerto (selected historic segments of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro) →	hasNearbyFeature
Pharr, Texas →	locatedNearRiver
Rocky Mountains →	majorRiverSourceFor
Gulf Coastal Plain →	majorRiverSystem
John Ford →	notableWork
Santa Catarina River ("Rio Grande basin") →	partOf
Gulf of Mexico →	receivesRiver
Battle of Resaca de la Palma →	river
Mission, Texas →	riverProximity
Southern Colorado →	traversedByRiver