Puerco River

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The Puerco River is a tributary waterway in the southwestern United States that flows through parts of New Mexico and Arizona before joining the Little Colorado River.

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Puerco River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
affectedBy uranium mining
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Navajo Nation NERFINISHED
dischargesInto Little Colorado River NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Arizona NERFINISHED
New Mexico NERFINISHED
hasEnvironmentalIssue radioactive contamination
water pollution
hasFloodRisk flash flooding
hasNameInLanguage Spanish
locatedIn Arizona NERFINISHED
New Mexico
Southwestern United States NERFINISHED
mouthOf Little Colorado River NERFINISHED
nameMeaning dirty river
pig river
notableEvent 1979 Church Rock uranium mill spill NERFINISHED
partOf Little Colorado River watershed NERFINISHED
region Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED
riverSystem Colorado River basin NERFINISHED
state Arizona
New Mexico
tributaryOf Little Colorado River NERFINISHED
usedFor livestock watering
traditional Native American uses
watercourseType intermittent river

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Little Colorado River hasTributary Puerco River