Apurímac River basin

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The Apurímac River basin is a major Andean watershed in southern Peru that forms one of the principal headwater systems of the Amazon River.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
river basin ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
drainsInto Apurímac River ⓘ
flowsThrough Andean valleys ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ
formsHeadwatersOf Amazon River ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
high terrestrial biodiversity ⓘ
hasClimate Andean climate ⓘ
hasEcosystem Andean montane ecosystems ⓘ
high Andean grasslands ⓘ
riverine ecosystems ⓘ
hasFeature deep canyons ⓘ
high-altitude headwaters ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ
hasGeomorphology tectonically active terrain ⓘ
hasUse agricultural water supply ⓘ
domestic water supply ⓘ
hydroelectric power potential ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ
hydrologicalRegionOf Andes ⓘ
importance major Andean watershed ⓘ
principal headwater system of the Amazon River ⓘ
isPartOf upper Amazon headwaters ⓘ
languageRegion Quechua-speaking areas ⓘ
locatedIn Peru ⓘ
Southern Peru ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeRegion Apurímac Region ⓘ
Arequipa Region ⓘ
Ayacucho Region ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
mainRiver Apurímac River ⓘ
partOf Amazon River basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

Andes ⓘ
sourceRegion Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

southern Peruvian Andes ⓘ
subjectTo flood events ⓘ
landslide risk ⓘ
seasonal rainfall variability ⓘ
tributarySystemOf Amazon River basin ⓘ
linked to: Amazon Basin

Ucayali River basin ⓘ
linked to: Ucayali River
usedBy rural communities ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Anta Province → locatedInHydrologicalBasin → Apurímac River basin ⓘ
Asháninka → traditionalTerritory → Apurímac River basin ⓘ
subject linked to: Asháninka (Campa)
Huacarpay Lagoon → partOf → Vilcanota River basin ⓘ
linked to: Apurímac River basin
Abancay Province → partOf → Apurímac River basin ⓘ
Choquequirao → locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater → Apurímac River valley ⓘ
subject linked to: Juan Arias Díaz
linked to: Apurímac River basin
Apurímac River canyon → partOf → Apurímac River basin ⓘ