Rio Grande corridor

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geographic region river corridor

The Rio Grande corridor is a key geographic and ecological region that follows the course of the Rio Grande River through the American Southwest, encompassing communities, wildlife habitats, and agricultural lands along its floodplain.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rio Grande corridor canonical	1
lower Rio Grande corridor	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region ⓘ river corridor ⓘ
associatedWith	acequia systems in New Mexico ⓘ irrigation canal networks ⓘ
borderedBy	Chihuahuan Desert in parts of Texas and New Mexico ⓘ semi-arid uplands ⓘ
characterizedBy	floodplain ecosystems ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ riparian forests ⓘ semi-arid landscapes ⓘ
contains	agricultural valleys such as the Middle Rio Grande Valley ⓘ riparian cottonwood-willow forests in some reaches ⓘ
extendsFrom	headwaters of the Rio Grande in Colorado ⓘ
extendsTo	lower Rio Grande valley in Texas ⓘ
follows	Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ course of the Rio Grande River ⓘ
formsPartOf	Rio Grande basin NERFINISHED ⓘ US–Mexico border region in its lower reaches ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	habitat fragmentation ⓘ invasive species ⓘ river flow regulation by dams ⓘ water pollution ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ
hasPart	agricultural lands along the Rio Grande ⓘ floodplain of the Rio Grande ⓘ riparian zone of the Rio Grande ⓘ rural communities along the Rio Grande ⓘ urban communities along the Rio Grande ⓘ wetlands along the Rio Grande ⓘ
importantFor	agricultural production ⓘ cultural heritage of local communities ⓘ local economies ⓘ regional biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn	American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
subjectTo	drought conditions ⓘ periodic flooding ⓘ
supports	endangered species habitats ⓘ fish populations of the Rio Grande ⓘ migratory bird species ⓘ wildlife habitats ⓘ
traverses	Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	agriculture ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Socorro, New Mexico → isPartOf → Rio Grande corridor ⓘ

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge → locatedAlong → Rio Grande corridor ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Rio Grande corridor