Desaguadero River
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The Desaguadero River is a major river of the Altiplano in South America that drains Lake Titicaca and flows southward through Bolivia toward Lake Poopó.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desaguadero River canonical | 4 |
| Desaguadero | 1 |
| Río Desaguadero | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Desaguadero River Context triple: [Lake Titicaca, outflow, Desaguadero River]
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Limarí River
The Limarí River is a significant watercourse in north-central Chile that supports agriculture and viticulture as it flows through the semi-arid Coquimbo Region to the Pacific Ocean.
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Illapel River
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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Hurtado River
The Hurtado River is a watercourse in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that flows through the Andean valleys of Limarí Province, contributing to local agriculture and feeding into the Limarí River system.
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D.
Aconcagua River
The Aconcagua River is an important waterway in central Chile that flows from the Andes Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its valley.
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E.
Río de los Remedios
Río de los Remedios is a Metrobús station in Mexico City that serves as the northern terminus of Line 5 in the city’s bus rapid transit system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Desaguadero River Target entity description: The Desaguadero River is a major river of the Altiplano in South America that drains Lake Titicaca and flows southward through Bolivia toward Lake Poopó.
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A.
Limarí River
The Limarí River is a significant watercourse in north-central Chile that supports agriculture and viticulture as it flows through the semi-arid Coquimbo Region to the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Illapel River
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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C.
Hurtado River
The Hurtado River is a watercourse in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that flows through the Andean valleys of Limarí Province, contributing to local agriculture and feeding into the Limarí River system.
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D.
Aconcagua River
The Aconcagua River is an important waterway in central Chile that flows from the Andes Mountains toward the Pacific Ocean, supporting agriculture and settlements along its valley.
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E.
Río de los Remedios
Río de los Remedios is a Metrobús station in Mexico City that serves as the northern terminus of Line 5 in the city’s bus rapid transit system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Desaguadero River
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Desaguadero
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| associatedWith |
Aymara communities
ⓘ
traditional fishing ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| borderFunction | forms part of the border between Bolivia and Peru ⓘ |
| climateZone | high-altitude semi-arid ⓘ |
| connects |
Poopó Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Poopó
Lake Titicaca ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
La Paz Department
ⓘ
Oruro Department ⓘ Puno Region ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Poopó Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Poopó basin
Altiplano plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Titicaca basin
|
| drains | Lake Titicaca ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Central Andean dry puna
ⓘ
Central Andean wet puna ⓘ |
| flowDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Poopó Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Poopó
|
| flowsThrough | Bolivia ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Binational bridge at Desaguadero town ⓘ |
| hasTownOnBanks | Desaguadero ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | principal outlet of Lake Titicaca ⓘ |
| length | approximately 320 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano
Andes ⓘ |
| majorUse |
irrigation
ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ local transportation ⓘ |
| mouth |
Poopó Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Poopó
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| mouthElevation | approximately 3686 meters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Poopó Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Titicaca–Desaguadero–Poopó–Salar de Coipasa system
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| region |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Altiplano
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| risk |
reduced flow due to climate change
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salinization of soils in lower basin ⓘ |
| salinityTrend | increases downstream ⓘ |
| source | Lake Titicaca ⓘ |
| sourceElevation | approximately 3810 meters ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
seasonal flow variation
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water diversion for agriculture ⓘ |
| waterSystem | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater to brackish ⓘ |
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Subject: Desaguadero River Description of subject: The Desaguadero River is a major river of the Altiplano in South America that drains Lake Titicaca and flows southward through Bolivia toward Lake Poopó.
Referenced by (6)
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