Río Nazas

E478244
river

Río Nazas is a major river in northern Mexico that flows through the arid Mesa del Norte region, historically vital for irrigation and regional agriculture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nazas River 4
Río Nazas canonical 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nazas River NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith cotton cultivation in Comarca Lagunera ⓘ
basinCountry Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateRegion arid ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Comarca Lagunera ⓘ
ecologicalIssue aquifer overexploitation in its basin ⓘ
reduced natural flow due to dams and irrigation ⓘ
flowsDirection generally eastward from Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
flowsNear Gómez Palacio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lerdo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Torreón NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsThrough Coahuila NERFINISHED ⓘ
Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ
state of Coahuila de Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ
state of Durango ⓘ
formsRegion Comarca Lagunera NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBridge Puente Plateado (near Torreón) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDam Presa Francisco Zarco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Presa Lázaro Cárdenas NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTributary Río Ramos NERFINISHED ⓘ
Río Sextín NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor irrigation ⓘ
regional agriculture ⓘ
historicalSignificance enabled development of irrigated agriculture in Comarca Lagunera ⓘ
importance major river of northern Mexico ⓘ
locatedIn Comarca Lagunera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mesa del Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy Mexican federal water authorities ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Laguna de Mayrán NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Nazas–Aguanaval hydrological region NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType arid Mesa del Norte ⓘ
riverSystem endorheic basin of Laguna de Mayrán ⓘ
sourceLocation Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminatesIn internal basin without outlet to the sea ⓘ
usedFor agricultural irrigation ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
waterManagement heavily regulated by dams and irrigation canals ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Mesa del Norte → hasMajorRiver → Río Nazas ⓘ
Lerdo → locatedNear → Río Nazas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazas River
Gómez Palacio → locatedNear → Río Nazas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazas River
Laguna Region → mainRiver → Río Nazas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazas River
Torreón → locatedOnRiver → Río Nazas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nazas River