Río Copiapó
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Río Copiapó is a river in northern Chile that flows through the Atacama Desert and the city of Copiapó, serving as a crucial but often scarce water source in this arid region.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Rivers of Atacama Region
ⓘ
Rivers of Chile ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| crosses | Copiapó Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
aquifer depletion
ⓘ
overexploitation of water resources ⓘ periodic drying of riverbed ⓘ |
| flowsInDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Atacama Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Copiapó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedEcosystem | riparian oasis zones in Atacama Desert ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ephemeral flow in some stretches
ⓘ
highly variable discharge ⓘ scarce water resources ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
agriculture in Copiapó Valley
ⓘ
mining sector in Atacama Region ⓘ urban population of Copiapó ⓘ |
| hasHumanImpact |
intensive groundwater extraction in basin
ⓘ
water diversion for irrigation canals ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalProblem |
reduced surface flow
ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ |
| hasLegalFramework | regulated under Chilean Water Code ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Copiapó River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRisk | flooding during extreme rainfall events ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | strong interannual variability linked to Andean precipitation ⓘ |
| hasSourceRegion | Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorWaterSourceFor |
city of Copiapó
ⓘ
surrounding agricultural areas ⓘ |
| isPartOf | hydrographic basin of Atacama Region ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
desert hydrology research
ⓘ
water management studies in Chile ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atacama Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ |
| locatedInClimateRegion | hyper-arid zone ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Copiapó
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tierra Amarilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Copiapó Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | arid region ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
mining water supply ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
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