Santa River
E676892
The Santa River is a major river in north-central Peru that flows from the Andes through the Callejón de Huaylas to the Pacific Ocean, supporting agriculture and hydroelectric power along its course.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa River canonical | 1 |
| Santa River basin | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Chimbote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huaraz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown |
Caraz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yungay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Pacific Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection |
generally north–south in the Callejón de Huaylas
ⓘ
westward to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Ancash Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Callejón de Huaylas NERFINISHED ⓘ Caraz NERFINISHED ⓘ Carhuaz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Cañón del Pato NERFINISHED ⓘ Huaraz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yungay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
agriculture in Ancash Region
ⓘ
hydropower for northern Peru ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricPlant | Cañón del Pato Hydroelectric Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
flooding
ⓘ
glacial lake outburst impacts from Cordillera Blanca ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| length | approximately 336 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north-central Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Callejón de Huaylas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Chimbote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInSpanish | Río Santa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Andean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Cordillera Blanca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cordillera Negra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cordillera Blanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hydropower ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| valleyName | Callejón de Huaylas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santa River basin