Belize River

E158505

river

The Belize River is a major waterway in Belize that flows through the country’s interior to the Caribbean Sea, historically serving as an important route for trade and transport.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Belize River canonical	8
Belize River Valley	3
Belize River (ancient name Belmopan River)	1
Belize River basin	1
Belize River watershed	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Old River ⓘ
basinCountry	Belize ⓘ
country	Belize ⓘ
dischargesInto	Caribbean Sea ⓘ
drainageBasin	Belize River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Belize River watershed
ecosystemType	tropical river ecosystem ⓘ
flowsThrough	Belize District ⓘ Cayo District ⓘ
hasBridge	Belcan Bridge ⓘ Belize City Swing Bridge ⓘ Haulover Bridge ⓘ
hasEstuary	Belize City ⓘ surface form: Belize City area
historicalUse	inland transportation route ⓘ mahogany trade route ⓘ timber transport route ⓘ
influences	Port of Belize ⓘ surface form: Belize City harbor
length	approximately 180 miles ⓘ approximately 290 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Central America ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Belize City ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ
navigable	yes ⓘ
nearbyArchaeologicalSite	Altun Ha ⓘ Cahal Pech ⓘ Xunantunich ⓘ
partOf	Belize River–Mopan River system ⓘ
passesNear	Burrell Boom ⓘ Roaring Creek ⓘ San Ignacio ⓘ Teakettle ⓘ
passesThrough	Belize River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Belize River Valley
region	Belize River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Belize River Valley
risk	flooding in Belize River Valley ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn	Cayo District ⓘ
sourceRegion	Maya Mountains ⓘ
supports	freshwater fish species ⓘ riparian forests ⓘ
tributary	Baking Pot Creek ⓘ Beaver Dam Creek ⓘ Black Man Eddy Creek ⓘ Macal River ⓘ Mopan River ⓘ Spanish Lookout Creek ⓘ
usedFor	boat transport ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
wasImportantFor	British colonial economy in Belize ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Belize City → locatedNearRiver → Belize River ⓘ

Gulf of Honduras → drainedByRiver → Belize River ⓘ

Belmopan → namedAfter → Belize River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belize River (ancient name Belmopan River)

Belmopan → locatedNear → Belize River ⓘ

Belize District → traversedBy → Belize River ⓘ

Belize River → passesThrough → Belize River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belize River Valley

Belize River → drainageBasin → Belize River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belize River watershed

Belize River → region → Belize River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belize River Valley

Maya lowlands → contains → Belize River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belize River Valley

Haulover Creek → connectsWaterBody → Belize River ⓘ

Haulover Creek → partOf → Belize River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belize River basin

Haulover Creek → waterBody → Belize River ⓘ

Cayo District → hasRiver → Belize River ⓘ

Melchor de Mencos → locatedNear → Belize River ⓘ