Copiapó River

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The Copiapó River is a watercourse in northern Chile that flows through the arid Atacama Desert, providing a crucial water source for the city of Copiapó and surrounding agricultural areas.

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Copiapó River canonical 4
Copiapó River basin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeRegion Atacama Region
basinArea approximately 11,400 km²
basinLocatedIn Atacama Region
surface form: Atacama Region of Chile
continent South America
country Chile
countrySubdivision Chile
drainageBasin Copiapó River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Copiapó River basin
environmentalIssue aquifer depletion in Copiapó basin
reduced flow due to intensive water use
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsThrough Atacama Desert
Copiapó
surface form: city of Copiapó
formedByConfluenceOf Jorquera River
Pulido River
hasCityInBasin Copiapó
Tierra Amarilla
hasClimateInBasin hyper-arid
hasPortNearMouth Caldera
hasSpanishName Río Copiapó
hasTributary Jorquera River
Manflas River
Pulido River
length approximately 162 km
locatedIn Atacama Region
northern Chile
surface form: Northern Chile
locatedInDesert Atacama Desert
majorCityOnRiver Copiapó
mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
near Caldera, Chile
nearbyEconomicActivity copper mining
grape cultivation
olive cultivation
partOf Chile river system
surface form: Pacific slope river systems of Chile
passesNear Caldera
Tierra Amarilla
regionType arid region
sourceLocatedIn Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

confluence of Jorquera River and Pulido River
subjectTo overexploitation of groundwater and surface water
water scarcity
usedFor agriculture
irrigation
mining activities water supply
urban water supply
waterSourceFor Copiapó
surface form: city of Copiapó

surrounding agricultural areas

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atacama Region contains Copiapó River
Copiapó locatedOnRiver Copiapó River
Copiapó Province namedAfter Copiapó River
Copiapó River drainageBasin Copiapó River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Copiapó River basin
Province of Copiapó contains Copiapó River