Usumacinta–Grijalva river system

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drainage basin river system watershed

The Usumacinta–Grijalva river system is a major interconnected river basin in southeastern Mexico and parts of Guatemala, known for its high discharge, rich biodiversity, and importance to regional ecosystems and human settlements.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Grijalva–Usumacinta Basin 1
Grijalva–Usumacinta basin 1
Grijalva–Usumacinta river basin 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
river system ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
basinCountry Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderRiverFor Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Guatemala ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
drainageBasinOf Grijalva River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Usumacinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainsInto Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType tropical freshwater ecosystem ⓘ
emptiesInto Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBiodiversity aquatic species ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ
hasPart Chixoy River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grijalva River NERFINISHED ⓘ
La Venta River NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Pedro River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tulijá River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Usumacinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor ecosystem services ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ
regional water supply ⓘ
knownFor high discharge ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
supporting human settlements ⓘ
supporting regional ecosystems ⓘ
tropical rainforests ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
locatedIn Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ
southeastern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorRiver Grijalva River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Usumacinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Gulf of Mexico watershed ⓘ
region Chiapas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tabasco NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports agriculture ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
threatenedBy deforestation ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Grijalva River → partOf → Usumacinta–Grijalva river system ⓘ
Grijalva River → drainageBasin → Usumacinta–Grijalva river system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grijalva–Usumacinta Basin
Villahermosa → locatedInBasin → Usumacinta–Grijalva river system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grijalva–Usumacinta basin
Pantanos de Centla → partOf → Usumacinta–Grijalva river system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grijalva–Usumacinta river basin