Water Resources eAtlas
 

NA11 Rio Grande
Watersheds of North and Central America

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 7.5
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 80.9
Percent Wetlands: 2.1
Percent Cropland: 5.2
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 2.6
Percent Dryland Area: 98.8
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 6.0
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 52.1

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 607,965
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 18
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 4
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 621
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 100
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 6
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 8
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 121
Number of Fish Endemics: 69
Number of Amphibian Species: 35
Number of Ramsar Sites: 1
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 3
Percent Protected Area: 2.3

 

International Boundary and Water Commission (Rio Grande) (IBWC): http://www.ibwc.state.gov

 

 

 

 

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