Acelhuate River basin

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The Acelhuate River basin is a watershed in central El Salvador that drains much of the San Salvador metropolitan area and is known for severe urban pollution and flood risk.

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Acelhuate River basin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
climateRisk increased flood frequency
intense rainfall events
country El Salvador
drainageType sub-basin of Lempa River
urban watershed
drains Cuscatancingo
Lake Ilopango
surface form: Ilopango

Mejicanos
San Salvador
San Salvador
surface form: San Salvador metropolitan area

Soyapango
emptiesInto Lempa River
Lempa River basin
environmentalIssue ecosystem degradation
flood hazard
public health risk
surface water contamination
hasCharacteristic channel encroachment
flash flooding
high flood risk
high urbanization
informal settlements in floodplains
severe water pollution
solid waste pollution
hasProblem encroachment by housing and industry
insufficient wastewater treatment
riverbank erosion
sedimentation in channels
locatedIn central El Salvador
mainRiver Acelhuate River
managedBy Government of El Salvador
municipal governments of San Salvador metropolitan area
partOf Lempa River basin
surface form: Lempa River watershed
pollutionSource industrial effluents
solid waste dumping
stormwater runoff
untreated domestic wastewater
region La Libertad Department
San Salvador Department
subjectOf flood risk management projects
river restoration proposals
water quality monitoring programs
usedFor stormwater conveyance
urban drainage

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San Salvador river Acelhuate River basin