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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Río Cachapoal 1

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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

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Cachapoal River hasNameInLanguage Cachapoal River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Río Cachapoal
O’Higgins Region hasRiver Cachapoal River