Santa Catarina River

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The Santa Catarina River is a seasonal river in northeastern Mexico that runs through the city of Monterrey and is known for its dramatic floods and role in shaping the urban landscape.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Río Santa Catarina 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
seasonal river
basinCountry Mexico
climateContext semi-arid to sub-humid climate of northeastern Mexico
country Mexico
crosses Municipality of Monterrey
Municipality of San Pedro Garza García
Municipality of Santa Catarina, Nuevo León
drainageBasin Gulf of Mexico
surface form: Gulf of Mexico watershed
environmentalIssue risk of flash flooding
sediment transport during storms
floodEvent Hurricane Alex 2010 flood
Hurricane Gilbert 1988 flood
flowsThrough Monterrey
hasBridge Puente Atirantado de Monterrey
Puente Guadalupe
Puente Zaragoza
hasFloodControlStructure bridges across riverbed in Monterrey
levees in Monterrey
hasPart riverbed through downtown Monterrey
hasSpanishName Santa Catarina River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Río Santa Catarina
hydrologicalRegime ephemeral
seasonal flow
impact damage to Monterrey infrastructure during major floods
influenced urban planning of Monterrey
knownFor dramatic floods
shaping the urban landscape of Monterrey
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn northeastern Mexico
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Coahuila
surface form: State of Coahuila

Nuevo León
surface form: State of Nuevo León
mouthLocatedIn Nuevo León
namedAfter Saint Catherine of Alexandria
surface form: Saint Catherine
near Fundidora Park
surface form: Fundidora Park, Monterrey

Gran Plaza de Monterrey
surface form: Macroplaza, Monterrey
partOf Rio Grande
surface form: Rio Grande basin
region Sierra Madre Oriental foothills
sourceRegion Sierra Madre Oriental
tributaryOf Rio Grande
Rio Grande
surface form: Río Bravo del Norte

Río San Juan
urbanFunction linear corridor through Monterrey
usedFor urban public space in dry season
watercourseThrough Monterrey
surface form: Monterrey metropolitan area

Referenced by (2)

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

Monterrey hasRiver Santa Catarina River
Santa Catarina River hasSpanishName Santa Catarina River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Río Santa Catarina