Magdalena River

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The Magdalena River is Colombia’s principal waterway, flowing northward through the Andes to the Caribbean Sea and serving as a vital corridor for the country’s ecology, economy, and history.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinArea over 250000 square kilometers ⓘ
basinCountry Colombia ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
deltaLocation Caribbean coast of Colombia ⓘ
drainageBasin Magdalena River valley ⓘ
surface form: Magdalena River Basin
drains central and western Colombia ⓘ
ecologicalImportance critical habitat for migratory fish ⓘ
includes important wetlands and floodplain ecosystems ⓘ
supports high biodiversity of freshwater species ⓘ
economicImportance principal fluvial transport route in Colombia ⓘ
supports agriculture in its floodplains ⓘ
supports fishing activities ⓘ
supports hydroelectric generation on tributaries ⓘ
supports inland navigation ⓘ
flowsDirection northward ⓘ
flowsThrough Andes ⓘ
surface form: Andes Mountains
hasDelta Magdalena River delta ⓘ
historicalSignificance important in development of cities in interior Colombia ⓘ
key route for Spanish exploration of Colombian interior ⓘ
served as main colonial transport corridor in Colombia ⓘ
length approximately 1528 km ⓘ
localName Río Magdalena ⓘ
locatedInRegion Andean region of Colombia ⓘ
Colombian Caribbean region ⓘ
surface form: Caribbean region of Colombia
majorTributary Cauca River ⓘ
Cesar River ⓘ
La Miel River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nechí River ⓘ
San Jorge River ⓘ
Sogamoso River ⓘ
mouth Caribbean Sea ⓘ
mouthLocation near Barranquilla ⓘ
namedAfter Mary Magdalene ⓘ
navigability navigable along significant stretches ⓘ
passesNear Barranquilla ⓘ
Honda ⓘ
La Dorada ⓘ
Magangué ⓘ
Puerto Berrío ⓘ
role principal waterway of Colombia ⓘ
sourceLocation Colombian Andes ⓘ
sourceRegion Colombian Andes ⓘ
surface form: Colombian Massif
threat deforestation in its basin ⓘ
industrial pollution ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
pollution from urban areas ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ

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Referenced by (51)

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

Magdalena River canyon → river → Magdalena River ⓘ
Los Dinamos park → hasHydrologicalFeature → Magdalena River ⓘ
subject surface form: Los Dinamos Park
Tolima Department → traversedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Huila Department → traversedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Andean Region of Colombia → traversedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Girardot → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Santander Department → hasMajorRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Antioquia Department → traversedByRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Colombian Caribbean region → hasMajorRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Barranquilla → hasRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Magdalena Department → namedAfter → Magdalena River ⓘ
Magdalena Department → hasMajorRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Magdalena River valley → drainedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Magdalena River valley → namedAfter → Magdalena River ⓘ
Magdalena River valley → majorRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Bolívar Department → traversedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Puerto Boyacá → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Magangué, Bolívar, Colombia → locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater → Magdalena River ⓘ
subject surface form: Magangué
Magangué, Bolívar, Colombia → locatedOn → Magdalena River ⓘ
subject surface form: Magangué
Honda → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Honda → locatedOnTransportRoute → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River trade route
Honda → tourismAttraction → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River waterfront
Neiva → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Neiva → river → Magdalena River ⓘ
Bogotá River basin → mouthRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
La Dorada → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
La Dorada → borderedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Betania Dam → locatedInOrOn → Magdalena River ⓘ
Betania Dam → riverCrossed → Magdalena River ⓘ
Betania Dam → watercourse → Magdalena River ⓘ
El Quimbo Dam → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Barrancabermeja → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Barrancabermeja → locatedOnTransportCorridor → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River transport corridor
Cordillera Oriental → drainsToRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
Cesar Department → locatedOnRiver → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River (eastern bank, in parts)
Cauca River → tributaryOf → Magdalena River ⓘ
Chicamocha River → partOf → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River basin
Colombian Navy → operatesIn → Magdalena River ⓘ
Funza River → mouth → Magdalena River ⓘ
Funza River → drainageBasin → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River basin
Funza River → tributaryOf → Magdalena River ⓘ
Funza River → hydrologicalSystem → Magdalena River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena River system
Bogotá River → flowsInto → Magdalena River ⓘ
Bogotá River → tributaryOf → Magdalena River ⓘ
Flandes → locatedNear → Magdalena River ⓘ
Flandes → borderedBy → Magdalena River ⓘ
Flandes → hasRiverPortFunction → Magdalena River ⓘ
Suárez River → tributaryOf → Magdalena River ⓘ
Suárez River → mouthLocation → Magdalena River ⓘ