Guaire River

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The Guaire River is a heavily polluted urban river that flows through the city of Caracas, Venezuela, and is one of its most recognizable geographical features.

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Label Occurrences
Guaire River canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
urban river
adjacentTo Caracas Metro Line 1 in several sections
linked to: Caracas Metro
basinCountry Venezuela
climate tropical savanna climate region
continent South America
country Venezuela
crosses central Caracas
flowsThrough Caracas
hasBridge Puente Hierro
Puente Las Mercedes
Puente Los Ruices
hasIssue high coliform levels
odor nuisance
solid waste accumulation
historicalRole drainage axis of Caracas valley
reference point for urban expansion of Caracas
knownFor heavy pollution
urban flooding
length approximately 72 km
locatedIn Capital District of Venezuela
Caracas
Miranda state
mouthOf Tuy River
near Las Mercedes district
Parque Central Complex
Petare district
parallelTo Francisco Fajardo Highway
partOf Tuy River basin
linked to: Tuy River
passesThrough Baruta Municipality
Chacao Municipality
Libertador Municipality, Caracas
Sucre Municipality, Miranda
receives industrial waste
solid waste
untreated sewage
risk flood risk during heavy rains
sourceLocation Cordillera de la Costa Central
El Ávila National Park
subjectOf environmental remediation plans
flood control projects
public health concerns
tributaryOf Tuy River
typeOfPollution chemical pollution
microbiological contamination
organic pollution
waterQuality heavily polluted

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

Caracas hasRiver Guaire River
Distrito Capital hasMajorRiver Guaire River
Miraflores Palace near Guaire River
Tuy River hasTributary Guaire River