Maule basin

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hydrological basin river basin

The Maule basin is a major hydrological basin in central Chile, centered on the Maule River and its tributaries, and is significant for the region’s agriculture, hydroelectric power, and water resources.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Maule River basin 2
Maule River region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrological basin ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
basinCode 070 ⓘ
containsCity Constitución NERFINISHED ⓘ
Curicó NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linares NERFINISHED ⓘ
Talca NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsHydropowerPlant Colbún Hydroelectric Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maule Hydroelectric Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsReservoir Ancoa Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colbún Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
Laguna del Maule Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
drainageRiver Maule River NERFINISHED ⓘ
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy Dirección General de Aguas of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasEcosystem Andean headwaters ⓘ
Central Valley agricultural landscapes ⓘ
coastal wetlands ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue conflicts over water allocation ⓘ
drought vulnerability ⓘ
hydrological variability due to climate change ⓘ
water scarcity risk ⓘ
hasLandUse annual crops ⓘ
fruit orchards ⓘ
plantation forestry ⓘ
vineyards ⓘ
hasMajorUse aquaculture ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasPlanningInstrument integrated water resources management plans ⓘ
hasTributaryRiver Achibueno River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ancoa River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cipreses River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Claro River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Loncomilla River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Melado River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Maule Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
central Chile ⓘ
partOf Pacific slope basins of Chile ⓘ
regionType hydrographic region ⓘ
supportsSector agriculture ⓘ
energy ⓘ
forestry ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Chile river system → includesMajorRiver → Maule basin ⓘ
Battle of the Maule → locatedIn → Maule basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maule River region
Cipreses River → partOf → Maule basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maule River basin
Pellahuen River → partOf → Maule basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maule River basin