Tanque Verde Creek
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Tanque Verde Creek is a desert stream in southern Arizona that flows westward through the Tucson area, fed by runoff from the Rincon Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tanque Verde Creek canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creek
ⓘ
intermittent stream ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tanque Verde, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climateZone | arid ⓘ |
| confluenceForms | Rillito River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Pantano Wash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageArea | eastern Tucson area ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Sonoran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fedBy | runoff from Rincon Mountains ⓘ |
| floodRisk | flash flooding ⓘ |
| flowRegime |
ephemeral
ⓘ
seasonal ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | west ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Tanque Verde Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrossing |
Houghton Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sabino Canyon Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanque Verde Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology |
alluvial channel
ⓘ
sandy wash bed ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Spanish language ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
desert birds
ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | desert stream ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pima County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucson metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | green tank ⓘ |
| near |
Coronado National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saguaro National Park East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tucson area washes ⓘ |
| region | Southern Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Rincon Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | flood control studies ⓘ |
| supports | riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Rillito River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| watercourseSystem | Santa Cruz River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.