Loa River

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The Loa River is the longest river in Chile, flowing in a great arc through the Atacama Desert to the Pacific Ocean.

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Loa River canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Chile
climateZone hyper-arid
continent South America
country Chile
drainageBasin Atacama Desert
drains part of the Atacama Plateau
elevationAtSource high Andes
flowsDirection generally northward then westward
flowsNear Chuquicamata copper mine
linked to: Chuquicamata mine

San Pedro de Atacama area
flowsThrough Antofagasta Region
Calama
Chuquicamata area
linked to: Chuquicamata mine

Quillagua
formsArc great arc through northern Chile
hasBasinArea on the order of 30,000 square kilometers (approximate)
hasBridge Loa River Bridge
hasFeature deep canyons in some stretches
oases along its course
hasOasis Quillagua oasis
linked to: Atacama oases
hasTributary Salado River
San Pedro de Inacaliri River
San Salvador River
hasValley Loa Valley
hydrologicalRegime snowmelt-dominated
importance main permanent watercourse of Atacama Desert
length about 440 km
approximately 273 miles
locatedIn Antofagasta Region of Chile
linked to: Antofagasta Region

Atacama Desert
northern Chile
longestRiverIn Chile
mouth Pacific Ocean
mouthLocation near Tocopilla
nearbyCity Calama
Tocopilla
region Norte Grande of Chile
sourceLocation Andes
near Miño volcano
terminatesIn Pacific Ocean
usedFor domestic water supply
irrigation
mining industry water supply
waterQualityIssue pollution from mining
salinity

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Calama locatedOnRiver Loa River
El Loa Province namedAfter Loa River
El Loa Province contains Loa River