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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry Argentina ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean basin ⓘ
emptiesNear Bahía Blanca region ⓘ
linked to: Bahía Blanca area
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
flowsNear Pichi Mahuida ⓘ
flowsThrough La Pampa Province ⓘ
Mendoza Province ⓘ
Neuquén Province ⓘ
Río Negro Province ⓘ
formsBorderBetween La Pampa Province and Río Negro Province ⓘ
Mendoza Province and Neuquén Province ⓘ
linked to: Mendoza Province

Mendoza Province and Río Negro Province ⓘ
hasDam Casa de Piedra Dam ⓘ
hasIssue reduced downstream flow due to irrigation ⓘ
salinization risk in irrigated areas ⓘ
water allocation conflicts between provinces ⓘ
hasMouthFeature estuary ⓘ
hasReservoir Casa de Piedra Reservoir ⓘ
hasSpanishName Río Colorado ⓘ
hasTributary Barrancas River ⓘ
Grande River (Mendoza/Neuquén) ⓘ
linked to: Mendoza River
isMajorWatercourseFor irrigated agriculture in west-central Argentina ⓘ
isNaturalBoundaryBetween Cuyo region and Patagonia region ⓘ
La Pampa Province and Río Negro Province ⓘ
Mendoza Province and Neuquén Province ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn west-central Argentina ⓘ
mouth Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
mouthLocation Buenos Aires Province ⓘ
nameEtymology named for its reddish-colored waters ⓘ
partOf Colorado River basin (Argentina) ⓘ
region Cuyo ⓘ
Patagonia (northern boundary) ⓘ
linked to: Patagonia
separates Cuyo region and Patagonia region ⓘ
linked to: Cuyo region
sourceCountry Argentina ⓘ
sourceRegion Andes ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
uses agricultural water supply ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
waterManagementAuthority Comité Interjurisdiccional del Río Colorado (COIRCO) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Argentina → hasRiver → Colorado River (Argentina) ⓘ
subject linked to: western Argentina
Colorado River (Argentina) → drainageBasin → Colorado River Basin (Argentina) ⓘ
subject linked to: Colorado River
linked to: Colorado River (Argentina)
Rio Colorado → disambiguationNeededFrom → Colorado River (Argentina) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rio Colorado (historical name)
Colorado River (Argentina) → partOf → Colorado River basin (Argentina) ⓘ
linked to: Colorado River (Argentina)