Cachapoal River
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The Cachapoal River is a major waterway in central Chile that flows through the agricultural heartland of the O’Higgins Region, supporting extensive vineyards and farming before joining the Rapel River system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Cachapoal | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cachapoal Valley wine region ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Chile ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Pacific Ocean drainage ⓘ |
| drains | Andean foothills of the O’Higgins Region ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | water quality concerns from agriculture and industry ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Rapel River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Cachapoal Valley
ⓘ
Rancagua NERFINISHED ⓘ agricultural heartland of the O’Higgins Region ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
crop farming
ⓘ
fruit production ⓘ wine industry ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Cachapoal River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Río Cachapoal
|
| hasTributary |
Claro River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cortaderal River NERFINISHED ⓘ Coya River NERFINISHED ⓘ Las Leñas River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pangal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Cachapoal Valley ⓘ |
| influences | local viticulture ⓘ |
| isMajorWaterwayOf | O’Higgins Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Chile’s central agricultural zone ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
O’Higgins Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Chile ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Rapel River ⓘ |
| near | Rancagua mining and industrial areas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chile’s Central Valley hydrological system
ⓘ
Rapel River ⓘ
surface form:
Rapel River basin
|
| region |
O’Higgins Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region
|
| sourceCountry | Chile ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
|
| supports |
agriculture in the O’Higgins Region
ⓘ
irrigated farming ⓘ rural communities along its course ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply in nearby localities
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Río Cachapoal