Río Grande de Loíza

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Río Grande de Loíza is one of Puerto Rico’s largest and most historically significant rivers, flowing through the island’s northeast, including the municipality of Carolina.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Río Grande de Loíza canonical 4
Río Grande de Loíza basin 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithMunicipality Caguas, Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Loíza, Puerto Rico
basinCountry Puerto Rico
continent North America
country Puerto Rico
crossesMunicipality Caguas, Puerto Rico
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Loíza, Puerto Rico
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Trujillo Alto
surface form: Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
drainageBasinArea approximately 210 square miles
approximately 543 square kilometers
flowsThrough Caguas, Puerto Rico
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Loíza, Puerto Rico
Trujillo Alto
surface form: Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
hasDam Carraízo Dam
hasEconomicImportance water resource for San Juan metropolitan area
hasEnglishName Loíza River
hasEnvironmentalIssue flood risk
sedimentation at Carraízo reservoir
hasTributary Río Bairoa
Río Cagüitas
Río Gurabo
Río Valenciano
hasWatershed Río Grande de Loíza watershed
languageOfName Spanish
length approximately 40 miles
approximately 65 kilometers
locatedIn northeastern Puerto Rico
locatedOnIsland Puerto Rico
surface form: Island of Puerto Rico
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Loíza, Puerto Rico
notableFor being one of the longest rivers in Puerto Rico
flooding events affecting surrounding municipalities
historical significance in Puerto Rican development
partOf Loíza River
surface form: Loíza River basin
region Caribbean
sourceLocation San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Sierra de Cayey
usedFor drinking water supply
flood control
irrigation
recreation

Referenced by (5)

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

Carolina, Puerto Rico hasRiver Río Grande de Loíza
Carolina hasRiver Río Grande de Loíza
Carraízo reservoir locatedOnRiver Río Grande de Loíza
subject surface form: Carraízo Reservoir
Carraízo reservoir locatedInHydrologicalBasin Río Grande de Loíza
subject surface form: Carraízo Reservoir
this entity surface form: Río Grande de Loíza basin
Gurabo, Puerto Rico hasRiver Río Grande de Loíza