Loíza River
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The Loíza River is one of Puerto Rico’s major rivers, flowing through the island’s eastern region and playing a key role in local water supply, agriculture, and flood control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loíza River canonical | 3 |
| Loíza River basin | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Río Grande de Loíza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dischargesInto | Atlantic Ocean near Loíza ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Loíza River basin ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
municipality of Caguas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Carolina ⓘ municipality of Gurabo ⓘ municipality of Loíza ⓘ municipality of Trujillo Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Carraízo Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
flooding risk
ⓘ
sedimentation in reservoir ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Carraízo Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Bairoa River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cagüitas River NERFINISHED ⓘ Grande de Loíza River tributary network ⓘ Gurabo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWatershedArea | one of the largest in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| importance | one of the largest river basins in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 40 miles
ⓘ
approximately 65 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| majorRiverOf | Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north coast of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| namedAfter | municipality of Loíza ⓘ |
| partOf | hydrological system of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| providesWaterTo | San Juan metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| role |
key component of flood management infrastructure
ⓘ
key source of potable water ⓘ supports surrounding agricultural lands ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | central-eastern Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Puerto Rican environmental studies
ⓘ
Puerto Rican literature ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ irrigation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Loíza River basin