Siapa River

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The Siapa River is a tributary waterway in the upper Orinoco basin of southern Venezuela, contributing to the unique Casiquiare canal system that links the Orinoco and Amazon river basins.

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Siapa River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Venezuela NERFINISHED
country Venezuela
drainageBasin Amazon River macro-basin
Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED
flowsThrough tropical rainforest
hasClimate humid tropical climate
hasConservationSignificance part of relatively undisturbed Amazon-Orinoco watershed
hasEcosystemType freshwater riverine ecosystem
hasGeologicalSetting ancient Precambrian rocks of the Guiana Shield
hasHydrologicalRole contributes to water transfer between Orinoco and Amazon basins
tributary in the headwaters region of the Orinoco system
hasNavigationStatus locally navigable by small boats and canoes
hydrologicallyConnects Amazon River basin NERFINISHED
Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED
languageRegion indigenous languages of southern Venezuela
locatedIn Amazon rainforest region NERFINISHED
Bolívar state, Venezuela NERFINISHED
Guayana Shield region NERFINISHED
southern Venezuela
locatedOnContinent South America
mouthLocatedIn Casiquiare canal NERFINISHED
partOf Casiquiare canal system NERFINISHED
Orinoco–Amazon interfluvial region NERFINISHED
upper Orinoco basin
supports aquatic biodiversity of the Casiquiare system
tributaryOf Casiquiare canal NERFINISHED
Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED

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Casiquiare canal hasTributary Siapa River