San Juan River
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The San Juan River is a major river in western Argentina that flows through arid regions, supporting agriculture, irrigation, and hydroelectric power in the province of San Juan.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Juan River (Argentina) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateOfBasin | arid ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| crosses |
Capital Department (San Juan Province)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pocito Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawson Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Ullum Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Zonda Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | endoreic basin of central-western Argentina ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally eastward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
San Juan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
arid regions ⓘ |
| flowsThroughRegion | Cuyo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor | San Juan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | downstream agricultural areas ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant |
Caracoles Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punta Negra Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebrada de Ullum Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Río San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | San Juan River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | oasis-type settlements in San Juan Province ⓘ |
| isMajorRiverOf | San Juan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | water management policies in San Juan Province ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Argentina ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | San Juan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorWaterResourceFor | San Juan metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Desaguadero River (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Desaguadero–Salado–Chadileuvú–Curacó river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
fruit orchards in San Juan Province
ⓘ
intensive irrigated agriculture ⓘ regional economy ⓘ regional energy production ⓘ vineyards in San Juan Province ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Desaguadero River (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ |
| waterManagement | regulated by dams ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Andean snowmelt
ⓘ
glacial meltwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Argentina
subject surface form:
San Juan (Argentina)