Rímac River
E20286
The Rímac River is a major waterway in central Peru that flows from the Andes through the city of Lima to the Pacific Ocean, serving as a crucial source of water for the capital region.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rímac River canonical | 14 |
| Lima metropolitan water system | 1 |
| Rímac River (nearby) | 1 |
| Rímac River basin | 1 |
| Rímac River valley | 1 |
| Rímac Valley | 1 |
| Río Rímac | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rímac River
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Rímac
|
| associatedWith |
Lima water supply system
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation in central Peru ⓘ |
| basinLocatedIn |
Huarochirí Province
ⓘ
Lima Region ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| crosses |
Andean highlands
ⓘ
Central Coast of Peru ⓘ
surface form:
Lima coastal plain
|
| drainageBasinCountry | Peru ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | east-to-west ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Lima ⓘ |
| hasCityAtMouth | Callao ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
industrial contamination
ⓘ
urban wastewater discharge ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
central to the development of the city of Lima
ⓘ
supported pre-Hispanic settlements in the Lima area ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology |
Quechua
ⓘ
surface form:
Quechua language
|
| hasWatershed |
Rímac River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rímac River basin
|
| importance |
key river for water supply, agriculture, and industry in Lima
ⓘ
primary surface water source for Lima ⓘ |
| isMainRiverOf |
Lima Region
ⓘ
Rímac River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lima metropolitan water system
|
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lima Province
ⓘ
Lima Region ⓘ Rímac River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rímac Valley
central Peru ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver | Lima ⓘ |
| mouth | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| near |
Callao
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Callao
|
| partOf | Pacific slope river systems of Peru ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lima
ⓘ
surface form:
Lima Metropolitan Area
|
| region |
coastal Peru
ⓘ
western Peru ⓘ |
| role |
crucial source of water for Lima
ⓘ
crucial source of water for the capital region of Peru ⓘ major waterway in central Peru ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Andes
ⓘ
Andean region ⓘ
surface form:
Central Andes
|
| terminatesAt | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rímac Valley
this entity surface form:
Río Rímac
this entity surface form:
Rímac River basin
this entity surface form:
Lima metropolitan water system
this entity surface form:
Rímac River valley
subject surface form:
Palacio de Gobierno del Perú
this entity surface form:
Rímac River (nearby)