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.
this entity surface form:
Río Santa Catarina