Bogotá River

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The Bogotá River is a major waterway in central Colombia that flows through the Bogotá savanna and the capital city of Bogotá before joining the Magdalena River.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bogotá River canonical 18
Río Bogotá 3
Bogotá River (via Fucha River) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Río Bogotá
linked to: Bogotá River
basinCountry Colombia
country Colombia
crosses Bogotá savanna plateau
linked to: Bogotá savanna
drainageBasinArea approximately 589,000 hectares
elevationAtMouth approximately 280 metres
elevationAtSource approximately 3300 metres
flowsAlong Cundinamarca Department
linked to: Cundinamarca region
flowsDirection generally northeast to southwest
flowsInto Magdalena River
flowsThrough Bogotá
Bogotá savanna
governedBy environmental authority CAR Cundinamarca
hasBridge Puente de Guadua (near Villeta)
hasMajorCityOnBanks Bogotá
hasMouthNear Girardot
hasWaterfalls Tequendama Falls
linked to: Tequendama
historicalSignificance supported pre-Columbian Muisca settlements on the Bogotá savanna
knownFor high levels of pollution
languageOfName Spanish
length approximately 375 kilometres
locatedIn central Colombia
nearbyIndigenousCulture Muisca
partOf Magdalena River basin
passesNear Facatativá
Funza
Guaduas
Madrid, Cundinamarca
Mosquera
Sasaima
Soacha
Tobia
Villeta
passesThrough Sabana Occidente Province
Tequendama Province
Upper Magdalena Valley
pollutionSources industrial waste
solid waste
untreated sewage from Bogotá
region Andean Region of Colombia
sourceLocation Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
Guacheneque Páramo
subjectOf environmental restoration projects
water quality monitoring programs
tributaryOf Magdalena River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation

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Anapoima nearbyRiver Bogotá River
Departamento de Cundinamarca containsRiver Río Bogotá
linked to: Bogotá River
Mosquera locatedOnRiver Bogotá River
Sabana de Bogotá drainedBy Bogotá River
Sabana de Bogotá hasRiver Bogotá River
Suesca hasRiver Bogotá River
Chía Municipality hasRiver Bogotá River
Cota locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Bogotá River
Metropolitan Area of Bogotá hasRiver Bogotá River
Municipality of Soacha locatedNear Bogotá River
Bogotá River basin contains Bogotá River
Rocas de Suesca nearbyWaterBody Bogotá River
Bogotá River canyon river Bogotá River
Funza River hasAlternativeName Río Bogotá
linked to: Bogotá River
Bogotá River alsoKnownAs Río Bogotá
linked to: Bogotá River
Quebrada La Vieja flowsInto Bogotá River
Arzobispo River basin drainsTo Bogotá River
Fucha River headwaters tributaryOf Bogotá River (via Fucha River)
linked to: Bogotá River
Tunjuelo River headwaters flowsToward Bogotá River