Caroni River
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The Caroni River is a significant river in southeastern Venezuela known for its hydroelectric potential and for flowing through the Guayana region before joining the Orinoco.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Venezuela ⓘ |
| confluenceNear | Ciudad Guayana ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Bolívar State
ⓘ
surface form:
Estado Bolívar
|
| drainageBasin |
Orinoco Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco basin
|
| economicImportance |
hydroelectric energy production
ⓘ
industrial development in Guayana region ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
deforestation in watershed
ⓘ
sedimentation affecting reservoirs ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bolívar State
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolívar state
|
| formsPartOf |
Guri Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Guri Reservoir
|
| hasHydroelectricDam |
Macagua Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Caruachi Dam
Guri Dam ⓘ Macagua Dam ⓘ |
| hasLeftTributary |
Cuyuní River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuruari River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedAreaInBasin | Canaima National Park ⓘ |
| hasRightTributary |
Aro River
ⓘ
Paragua River ⓘ |
| importance | major tributary of the Orinoco River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hydroelectric potential
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Guianas
ⓘ
surface form:
Guayana region
|
| locatedOnGeologicalFormation | Guiana Shield ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | Venezuela ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Ciudad Guayana
ⓘ
Ciudad Guayana ⓘ
surface form:
Puerto Ordaz
|
| partOf |
Orinoco Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Orinoco River basin
|
| region | Guayana Esequiba and Guayana Venezuelan shield area ⓘ |
| roleInEnergySystem | main source of hydroelectric power in Venezuela ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Venezuela ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Guiana Highlands ⓘ |
| SpanishName |
Caroní River
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Caroní
|
| tourismActivity | ecotourism in upper basin ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Orinoco River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity generation
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ |
| watercourseType | blackwater river ⓘ |
| waterUse |
industrial water supply
ⓘ
limited navigation in lower reaches ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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