Illapel River

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The Illapel River is a watercourse in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that flows through the Choapa Province, supporting local agriculture and communities in a semi-arid landscape.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Putaendo River 1
Turbín River 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent South America
country Chile
countrySubdivision Coquimbo Region
surface form: Region of Coquimbo
drainageBasin Pacific Ocean basin
drains valleys near the city of Illapel
economicImportance agricultural production in Choapa Province
environmentalRole freshwater source in semi-arid landscape
flowsThrough Choapa Province
Illapel
hasClimate semi-arid
hasMouthIn Choapa River
hasNameInLanguage Río Choapa
surface form: Río Illapel
hydrologicalRegion semi-arid zone of north-central Chile
isTributaryOf Choapa River NERFINISHED
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Choapa Province
Coquimbo Region
north-central Chile
partOf Choapa River
surface form: Choapa River basin
region Norte Chico of Chile
supports local agriculture
local communities
usedFor irrigation
watercourseType perennial river

Referenced by (4)

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

Choapa Province contains Illapel River
Elqui River formedByConfluenceOf Illapel River
this entity surface form: Turbín River
Aconcagua River hasTributary Illapel River
this entity surface form: Putaendo River
Illapel river Illapel River