Chicamocha River basin
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The Chicamocha River basin is a major Andean drainage basin in central Colombia, encompassing highland cities and agricultural areas within the departments of Boyacá and Santander.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicamocha River valley | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| contains |
Chicamocha Canyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural areas of Boyacá Department ⓘ agricultural areas of Santander Department ⓘ highland cities of Boyacá Department ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | dendritic ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Chicamocha River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | central-eastern Colombia ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Eastern Cordillera of the Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
Andean montane ecosystems
ⓘ
dry forest in canyon areas ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Andean highland climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydropower potential ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
deforestation in upper catchments
ⓘ
soil erosion ⓘ water quality degradation near urban areas ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ urban settlements ⓘ |
| hasRelief |
high plateaus
ⓘ
inter-Andean valleys ⓘ steep canyons ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction | Chicamocha National Park (Panachi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasinCode | part of Magdalena River macro-basin (Colombia) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Boyacá Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santander Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
beans
ⓘ
horticultural products ⓘ maize ⓘ potatoes ⓘ |
| partOf | Magdalena–Cauca hydrological system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Magdalena River basin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.