Magdalena–Cauca basin

E689127
drainage basin river basin

The Magdalena–Cauca basin is a major river system in Colombia that drains much of the country’s Andean region and serves as a key corridor for biodiversity, transportation, and economic activity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Magdalena–Cauca basin canonical 2
Magdalena–Cauca intermontane region 1
Magdalena–Cauca macro-basin 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
biodiversityStatus high biodiversity ⓘ
containsEcosystemType Andean forests NERFINISHED ⓘ
floodplains ⓘ
tropical dry forests ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
drainageDirection northward ⓘ
drains much of Colombia’s Andean region ⓘ
economicImportance major corridor for Colombian trade ⓘ
emptiesInto Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
environmentalConcern loss of aquatic habitats ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ
hasPart Cauca River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Magdalena River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nechí River NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Jorge River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Andean region of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorRiverSystemOf Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Cauca River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Magdalena River NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesNear Barranquilla metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bogotá metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medellín metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType hydrographic region of Colombia ⓘ
role key corridor for biodiversity ⓘ
key corridor for economic activity ⓘ
key corridor for transportation ⓘ
supports agriculture ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ
inland waterway transport in Colombia ⓘ
threat deforestation ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
hydrological alteration ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
usedFor domestic water supply ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
river navigation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Hidroituango hydroelectric project → riverBasin → Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
Cordillera Occidental → separates → Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena–Cauca intermontane region
Popayán → drainageBasin → Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
San Jorge River basin → partOf → Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena–Cauca macro-basin
Nechí River → partOf → Magdalena–Cauca basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magdalena–Cauca river basin