Río Grijalva

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Río Grijalva is a major river in southeastern Mexico that flows through the states of Chiapas and Tabasco before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Río Grijalva canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Grijalva River NERFINISHED
Río Tabasco NERFINISHED
basinCountry Mexico NERFINISHED
belongsTo Gulf of Mexico watershed NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Mexico
drainageBasin Chiapas NERFINISHED
Tabasco NERFINISHED
ecosystemType tropical river
emptiesInto Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsInto Usumacinta River delta region
flowsNear Tuxtla Gutiérrez NERFINISHED
Villahermosa NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Chiapas NERFINISHED
Tabasco NERFINISHED
formsReservoir Presa Chicoasén NERFINISHED
Presa La Angostura NERFINISHED
Presa Malpaso NERFINISHED
Presa Peñitas NERFINISHED
hasEconomicImportance agriculture in Chiapas and Tabasco
energy production in Mexico
hasFeature deep canyon sections
tropical lowland floodplains
hasRisk seasonal flooding in Tabasco
hasTributary Río Grande de Chiapas NERFINISHED
Río La Venta NERFINISHED
Río Mezcalapa NERFINISHED
Río Suchiapa NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Maya area
isMajorRiverOf Chiapas NERFINISHED
Tabasco NERFINISHED
locatedIn Chiapas NERFINISHED
Tabasco NERFINISHED
southeastern Mexico
mouthLocation Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
namedAfter Juan de Grijalva NERFINISHED
partOf Grijalva–Usumacinta river system NERFINISHED
passesThrough Sumidero Canyon NERFINISHED
region Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Chiapas Highlands NERFINISHED
Sierra Madre de Chiapas NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
navigation in lower reaches

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Grijalva River alsoKnownAs Río Grijalva