Doce River
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The Doce River is a significant waterway in southeastern Brazil known for its ecological importance and for being the site of one of the country’s worst environmental disasters following a 2015 mining dam collapse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doce River canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Fundão dam collapse
ⓘ
Samarco mining disaster ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany |
BHP Group
ⓘ
surface form:
BHP Billiton
Samarco ⓘ Vale S.A. ⓘ |
| basinArea | approximately 83,400 square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| basinRegion |
State of Espírito Santo
ⓘ
surface form:
Espírito Santo
Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 2015-11-05 (Fundão dam collapse) ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
destruction of riparian habitats
ⓘ
fish mortality ⓘ long-term sediment pollution ⓘ massive release of mining tailings ⓘ water contamination ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Colatina
ⓘ
Governador Valadares ⓘ Linhares ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
State of Espírito Santo
ⓘ
surface form:
Espírito Santo
Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseName | Rio Doce ⓘ |
| hasSourceIn | Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| hasWatershedCode | Doce River basin (Brazilian national classification) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
2015 mining dam disaster
ⓘ
ecological importance ⓘ |
| length | approximately 853 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
State of Espírito Santo
ⓘ
surface form:
Espírito Santo
Minas Gerais ⓘ southeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Brazilian Atlantic coast ⓘ
surface form:
Espírito Santo coast
|
| nameMeaning | Sweet River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Doce River basin ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ |
| supports |
freshwater ecosystems
ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ |
| tributary |
Carmo River (Minas Gerais)
ⓘ
Guandu River (Espírito Santo) ⓘ Manhuaçu River ⓘ Piracicaba River (Minas Gerais) ⓘ Suaçuí Grande River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ navigation in some stretches ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.