Salí River
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The Salí River is a major watercourse in northern Argentina that supports regional agriculture, hydroelectric power generation, and urban water supply.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salí River canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Río Salí
ⓘ
Río Salí–Dulce (upper course) ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Argentina ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| crosses | Tucumán–Santiago del Estero provincial boundary ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | endoreic basin terminating in Mar Chiquita Lake via Dulce River ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
important for hydroelectric generation in northwest Argentina
ⓘ
key water resource for Tucumán Province ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
eutrophication in downstream reservoirs
ⓘ
water pollution from sugar industry ⓘ water pollution from urban effluents ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southeast ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
San Miguel de Tucumán
ⓘ
Tucumán Province ⓘ |
| hasBridge | road and rail bridges near San Miguel de Tucumán ⓘ |
| hasDam |
El Cadillal Dam
ⓘ
Escaba Dam ⓘ Los Quiroga Dam ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant |
El Cadillal hydroelectric plant
ⓘ
El Cadillal hydroelectric plant ⓘ
surface form:
Escaba hydroelectric plant
|
| hasReservoir |
El Cadillal Reservoir
ⓘ
Escaba Reservoir ⓘ |
| importance | one of the main rivers of Tucumán Province ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | about 400 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Catamarca Province
ⓘ
Salta Province ⓘ Santiago del Estero Province ⓘ Tucumán Province ⓘ northern Argentina ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver | San Miguel de Tucumán ⓘ |
| mouth | Dulce River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dulce River
ⓘ
surface form:
Salí–Dulce river system
|
| region |
northwestern Argentina
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Argentina
|
| sourceLocation |
Andean foothills of northwestern Argentina
ⓘ
Sierra del Aconquija ⓘ |
| supports |
citrus production
ⓘ
fishing in downstream reservoirs ⓘ regional agriculture ⓘ rice cultivation in downstream areas ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Dulce River ⓘ |
| uses |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation for agriculture ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| waterUsedBy |
San Miguel de Tucumán
ⓘ
surface form:
San Miguel de Tucumán metropolitan area
|
| waterUsedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
industrial use ⓘ irrigation canals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Argentina
subject surface form:
Northwestern Argentina