Río Balsas
E919349
Río Balsas is a major river in south-central Mexico that flows from Puebla through several states before emptying into the Pacific Ocean, playing a key role in regional agriculture and hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Balsas canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Balsas River
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Río de las Balsas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Balsas dry forests ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Balsas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemTypeAlongBanks | tropical dry forest ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally east-to-west ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Estado de México
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Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Presa El Caracol
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Presa El Infiernillo NERFINISHED ⓘ Presa La Villita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant |
El Caracol hydroelectric plant
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Infiernillo hydroelectric plant NERFINISHED ⓘ La Villita hydroelectric plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Río Amacuzac
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ⓘ
Río Atoyac NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Cutzamala NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Mixteco NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Tepalcatepec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major river of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guerrero
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ⓘ
Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ south-central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Guerrero
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Lázaro Cárdenas region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Balsas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Chilpancingo
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Ciudad Altamirano NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuernavaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
regional economic development
ⓘ
regional transportation (historically) ⓘ |
| region | Balsas Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Puebla
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ⓘ
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
agricultural producers
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.