Atrato River

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The Atrato River is a major waterway in northwestern Colombia, known for its high rainfall basin, rich biodiversity, and importance as a transport route through remote rainforest regions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Atrato River canonical 8
Calima River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Colombia
climate humid tropical
country Colombia
drainageBasin Chocó–Darién moist forests
surface form: Chocó–Darién moist forests ecoregion
ecosystemType tropical lowland river
environmentalIssue deforestation in its basin
illegal mining impacts
mercury contamination from mining
flowsInto Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Urabá
flowsThrough Chocó–Darién moist forests
surface form: Chocó rainforest

rainforest regions
guardianAppointedFor Colombian state
local ethnic communities
hasCharacteristic high rainfall basin
major transport route
navigable waterway
rich biodiversity
tropical rainforest basin
hasLegalStatus subject of rights of nature ruling
hasRight conservation
protection
restoration
hasTributary Bojayá River
Murindó River NERFINISHED
knownFor biodiversity of aquatic species
high sediment load
importance for fluvial transport
very high annual rainfall in its basin
legalDecision Judgment T-622 of 2016
surface form: T-622 of 2016
locatedIn Antioquia Department
Chocó Department
northwestern Colombia
mouthLocatedIn Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Urabá
partOf Colombian Pacific–Caribbean watershed divide region
passesNear Quibdó
Riosucio, Chocó
Turbo, Antioquia
recognizedBy Constitutional Court of Colombia
region Darién Province
surface form: Darién region
sourceLocation Western Cordillera of the Andes
supports Afro-Colombian communities
Indigenous communities
usedFor fishing
river transport
small‑scale gold mining

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Referenced by (9)

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

Chocó Department traversedByRiver Atrato River
Los Katíos National Park hasRiver Atrato River
Gulf of Urabá mouthOf Atrato River
Gulf of Urabá receivesRiver Atrato River
Atrato River delta mouthOf Atrato River
Atrato River basin drainedBy Atrato River
Calima region associatedWithRiver Atrato River
this entity surface form: Calima River
Quibdó locatedOnRiver Atrato River
Quibdó isOnWaterbody Atrato River