Bogotá River basin

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The Bogotá River basin is a watershed in central Colombia that drains the Bogotá savanna and surrounding Andean highlands, encompassing major urban and industrial areas including the capital region.

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Label Occurrences
Bogotá River basin canonical 16
Bogotá River 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
administrativeAuthority Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca (CAR)
approximateArea about 5,400 square kilometres
climate Andean highland climate
contains Bogotá River
Bogotá wastewater treatment plants (e.g., PTAR Salitre, PTAR Canoas)
tributary basin of the Balsillas River
tributary basin of the Chicú River
tributary basin of the Frío River
tributary basin of the Fucha River
tributary basin of the Neusa River
tributary basin of the Salitre River
tributary basin of the Subachoque River
tributary basin of the Suárez River (Cundinamarca)
tributary basin of the Teusacá River
tributary basin of the Tunjuelo River
wetlands of the Bogotá savanna
country Colombia
drains Andean highlands
Bogotá savanna
economicActivity commerce
crop agriculture
dairy farming
industry
elevationRange from about 2,500 metres to about 300 metres above sea level
environmentalIssue domestic sewage contamination
industrial wastewater contamination
riverbank erosion
severe water pollution
solid waste pollution
wetland loss
includes Metropolitan Area of Bogotá
surface form: Bogotá metropolitan area
landUse agricultural
industrial
pasture
urban
locatedIn central Colombia
majorUrbanArea Bogotá
Cajicá
Chía
Funza
Madrid, Cundinamarca
surface form: Madrid (Cundinamarca)

Mosquera
Soacha
Zipaquirá
mouthRiver Magdalena River
partOf Magdalena River valley
surface form: Magdalena River basin
region Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department
sourceRegion Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes

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

Chía crossedBy Bogotá River basin
this entity surface form: Bogotá River
Funza crossedBy Bogotá River basin
this entity surface form: Bogotá River
Soacha locatedOn Bogotá River basin
Villapinzón locatedInRiverBasin Bogotá River basin
Tocancipá drainageBasin Bogotá River basin
Sopó locatedInBasin Bogotá River basin
Tocaima isLocatedOn Bogotá River basin
Cota locatedInHydrologicalBasin Bogotá River basin
Sumapaz region waterSourceFor Bogotá River basin
Villapinzón Municipality locatedOnWatercourse Bogotá River basin
Soacha River near Bogotá River basin
Bogotá River canyon partOf Bogotá River basin
Subachoque River partOf Bogotá River basin
Bojacá River partOf Bogotá River basin
Pasca locatedInHydrographicBasin Bogotá River basin
Arzobispo River basin partOf Bogotá River basin
Tunjuelo River headwaters drainageBasin Bogotá River basin