Colorado River (Argentina)
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The Colorado River in Argentina is a major watercourse in the west-central part of the country that serves as an important source of irrigation and a natural boundary between provinces before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Atlantic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesNear | Bahía Blanca region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Pichi Mahuida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
La Pampa Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuquén Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Negro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
La Pampa Province and Río Negro Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mendoza Province and Neuquén Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendoza Province and Río Negro Province ⓘ |
| hasDam | Casa de Piedra Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
reduced downstream flow due to irrigation
ⓘ
salinization risk in irrigated areas ⓘ water allocation conflicts between provinces ⓘ |
| hasMouthFeature | estuary ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Casa de Piedra Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpanishName | Río Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Barrancas River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grande River (Mendoza/Neuquén) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorWatercourseFor | irrigated agriculture in west-central Argentina ⓘ |
| isNaturalBoundaryBetween |
Cuyo region and Patagonia region
ⓘ
La Pampa Province and Río Negro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendoza Province and Neuquén Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | west-central Argentina ⓘ |
| mouth | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for its reddish-colored waters ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River basin (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Cuyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonia (northern boundary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | Cuyo region and Patagonia region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| uses |
agricultural water supply
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| waterManagementAuthority | Comité Interjurisdiccional del Río Colorado (COIRCO) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Argentina