lower Gila River
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The lower Gila River is a desert waterway in present-day Arizona that has long served as a vital cultural and agricultural lifeline for Indigenous peoples, including the Maricopa.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert waterway
→
river → |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous irrigation systems
→
Maricopa traditional agriculture → |
| climate |
hot desert climate
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|
| country |
United States of America
→
|
| environmentType |
arid
→
desert → |
| flowsNear |
Gila Bend, Arizona
→
Yuma, Arizona → |
| flowsThrough |
Sonoran Desert
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|
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Akimel O’odham
→
Maricopa people → Quechan people → |
| hasEcosystem |
desert riparian habitat
→
riparian corridor → |
| hasNameOrigin |
named for the Gila River
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|
| hasResourceType |
surface freshwater
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|
| hasUse |
agriculture
→
cultural resource → irrigation → traditional travel corridor → water supply → |
| historicallyUsedBy |
Maricopa people
→
Pima (Akimel O’odham) people → Yuma peoples → |
| historicalRole |
agricultural lifeline for Indigenous peoples
→
migration corridor for Indigenous communities → trade route for Indigenous peoples → |
| hydrologicalCharacteristic |
ephemeral and intermittent flows in some reaches
→
subject to seasonal flooding → |
| inhabitedBy |
Maricopa people
→
O’odham peoples → Quechan people → |
| isImportantFor |
Indigenous cultural practices
→
Indigenous food systems → |
| isSegmentOf |
lower course of the Gila River
→
|
| locatedIn |
Arizona
→
United States → |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Colorado River
→
|
| partOf |
Gila River
→
Gila River watershed → |
| region |
Southwestern United States
→
|
| state |
Arizona
→
|
| tributaryOf |
Colorado River
→
|
| usedFor |
floodplain agriculture
→
irrigated fields → traditional farming → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Maricopa
→
|
traditionalRegion |
|
Maricopa people
→
|
traditionalTerritory |