Colorado River
E442754
The Colorado River in Argentina is a major watercourse in the south-central part of the country that flows eastward from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the boundary of Buenos Aires Province and supporting regional agriculture and irrigation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River (Argentina) | 0 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Colorado River Basin (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | eastward ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | semi-arid regions of Argentina ⓘ |
| flowsTo | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween | Río Negro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderWith | Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | riverine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalSourceRegion |
Andean rainfall
ⓘ
Andean snowmelt ⓘ |
| hasMajorUse | irrigated farming in semi-arid areas ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Bahía Blanca region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Río Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Colorado River (United States and Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
provincial boundaries in Argentina
ⓘ
regional development in south-central Argentina ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central Argentina ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Argentine river system ⓘ |
| supports |
regional fisheries
ⓘ
riparian habitats ⓘ |
| supportsEconomicActivity | regional agriculture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ local water supply ⓘ |
| watercourseType | perennial river ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.