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.

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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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Copiapó River hasSpanishName Río Copiapó