Río Conchos basin
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The Río Conchos basin is a major river basin in northern Mexico that drains the eastern slopes of the Sierra Tarahumara before flowing into the Rio Grande.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mexico–United States border watershed | 1 |
| Rio Conchos basin | 1 |
| Río Conchos basin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5917266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Río Conchos basin Context triple: [Sierra Tarahumara, drainageBasin, Río Conchos basin]
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A.
Rio Grande basin
The Rio Grande basin is the extensive watershed of the Rio Grande River, draining parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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C.
Yaqui Valley
Yaqui Valley is an agricultural region in the Mexican state of Sonora, renowned as a cradle of the Green Revolution for its high-yield wheat production and intensive irrigated farming.
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D.
San Pedro River valley
The San Pedro River valley is an arid yet fertile Andean valley in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its oasis settlements, pre-Columbian archaeological sites, and dramatic desert landscapes.
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E.
San Pedro River Valley
The San Pedro River Valley is a biologically rich, semi-arid corridor in southeastern Arizona known for its riparian habitats, migratory bird populations, and conservation significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Río Conchos basin Target entity description: The Río Conchos basin is a major river basin in northern Mexico that drains the eastern slopes of the Sierra Tarahumara before flowing into the Rio Grande.
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A.
Rio Grande basin
The Rio Grande basin is the extensive watershed of the Rio Grande River, draining parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
San Juan River basin
The San Juan River basin is a Central American watershed that drains Lake Nicaragua and surrounding regions through the San Juan River toward the Caribbean Sea.
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C.
Yaqui Valley
Yaqui Valley is an agricultural region in the Mexican state of Sonora, renowned as a cradle of the Green Revolution for its high-yield wheat production and intensive irrigated farming.
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D.
San Pedro River valley
The San Pedro River valley is an arid yet fertile Andean valley in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its oasis settlements, pre-Columbian archaeological sites, and dramatic desert landscapes.
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E.
San Pedro River Valley
The San Pedro River Valley is a biologically rich, semi-arid corridor in southeastern Arizona known for its riparian habitats, migratory bird populations, and conservation significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river basin ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Camargo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chihuahua City NERFINISHED ⓘ Delicias NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojinaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDam |
Francisco I. Madero Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Boquilla Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis L. León Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEcosystem |
desert scrub
ⓘ
irrigated agricultural lands ⓘ riparian woodlands ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Río Chuviscar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río Conchos NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Florido NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Sacramento (Chihuahua) NERFINISHED ⓘ Río San Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| drains |
Río Conchos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern slopes of the Sierra Tarahumara ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Chihuahuan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Comisión Nacional del Agua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican federal water authorities ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
drought vulnerability
ⓘ
over-allocation of water resources ⓘ river flow reduction to the Rio Grande ⓘ salinization in irrigated areas ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | principal source of surface water in the state of Chihuahua ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sierra Madre Occidental region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coahuila NERFINISHED ⓘ Durango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTributaryBasinOf | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt | confluence of Río Conchos and Rio Grande near Ojinaga ⓘ |
| partOf | Rio Grande drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAgreement | 1944 United States–Mexico Water Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| supportsCrop |
alfalfa
ⓘ
chile peppers ⓘ corn ⓘ cotton ⓘ forage crops ⓘ |
| transboundarySignificance | major Mexican contributor of flow to the Rio Grande shared with the United States ⓘ |
| treatyObligation | contributes water deliveries from Mexico to the Rio Grande under the 1944 treaty ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Rio Grande basin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Río Conchos basin Description of subject: The Río Conchos basin is a major river basin in northern Mexico that drains the eastern slopes of the Sierra Tarahumara before flowing into the Rio Grande.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mexico–United States border watershed
this entity surface form:
Rio Conchos basin