Guandu River

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The Guandu River is a crucial waterway in Brazil that serves as the primary source of drinking water for much of the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro.

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Label Occurrences
Guandu River canonical 1
Guandu River Basin 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
belongsToHydrographicRegion Southeast Region of Brazil
surface form: Atlântico Sudeste (Southeast Atlantic) hydrographic region of Brazil
country Brazil
facesEnvironmentalIssue domestic sewage contamination
industrial effluents
solid waste pollution
water pollution
flowsInto Sepetiba Bay
hasBasinArea approximately 1,385 square kilometers
hasEcologicalRole supports aquatic ecosystems in Sepetiba Bay region
hasEconomicImportance regional water supply infrastructure
supports agriculture in its basin
supports industrial activities in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
hasHydroelectricPlant Funil Hydroelectric Plant
surface form: Ribeirão das Lajes Hydroelectric Plant
hasInfrastructure Guandu
surface form: Guandu System (Sistema Guandu)

dams and reservoirs in its basin
hasLength approximately 108 kilometers
hasPortugueseName Rio Guandu
hasRisk periodic water supply crises in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region
hasTributary Ribeirão das Lajes
Rio Santana
Rio dos Poços
hasWaterTreatmentPlant Guandu Water Treatment Plant
isManagedBy CEDAE
INEA
isPrimarySourceOfDrinkingWaterFor Baixada Fluminense
Rio de Janeiro
surface form: city of Rio de Janeiro

metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro
isRegulatedBy Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA)
isSubjectOf Brazilian environmental monitoring programs
water quality studies in Rio de Janeiro state
locatedIn Southeast Region of Brazil
State of Rio de Janeiro
locatedNear Itaguaí
Nova Iguaçu
Seropédica
locatedOnContinent South America
mouthLocatedIn Sepetiba Bay
partOf Guandu River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Guandu River Basin
suppliesWaterTo over 9 million people
tributaryOf no major river (it flows directly to the Atlantic via Sepetiba Bay)
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
irrigation
public water supply
waterTreatedAt Guandu Water Treatment Plant

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Guandu River partOf Guandu River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Guandu River Basin