San Jorge River
E683129
The San Jorge River is a significant waterway in northern Colombia that drains the lowland wetlands between the Magdalena and Cauca rivers and supports important agricultural and fishing communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Jorge River canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | San Jorge River basin ⓘ |
| drains | lowland wetlands between the Magdalena River and the Cauca River ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
artisanal fishing
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | wetland river system ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
deforestation in its basin
ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ wetland degradation ⓘ |
| flowRegime | seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | San Jorge River valley wetlands ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
aquatic birds
ⓘ
freshwater fish species ⓘ wetland flora ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floodplain wetlands
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ seasonally flooded forests ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Río San Jorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Magdalena–Cauca river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
supports local economies
ⓘ
supports regional food security ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean region of Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Department of Antioquia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colombian Caribbean hydrological region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | San Jorge River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major drainage axis for interior Caribbean lowlands of Colombia ⓘ |
| supports |
agricultural communities
ⓘ
fishing communities ⓘ small-scale river transport ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Cauca River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland fisheries
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.