Aconcagua River basin

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The Aconcagua River basin is a major drainage basin in central Chile that collects waters from the Andes and supports extensive agricultural and urban areas before flowing into the Pacific Ocean.

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Aconcagua River basin canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
climate Mediterranean climate
collectsWaterFrom Andes
containsValley Aconcagua Valley
country Chile
drainageDirection east–west
drainedBy Aconcagua River
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean at Concón Bay
facesIssue pollution from agriculture
seasonal flow variability
urban wastewater pollution
water scarcity
flowsInto Pacific Ocean
hasEconomicActivity agro-industry
horticulture
wine production
hasHydrologicalRegime snowmelt-dominated
hasInfrastructure dams and diversion works
irrigation canals
hasMajorCity La Calera
Los Andes
Quillota
San Felipe
hasMouthNear Concón
hasProtectedAreaUpstream Andean high mountain zones
hasRegion Valparaíso Region
hasTributary Aconcagua River (upper course from Juncal)
linked to: Aconcagua River

Colorado River (Aconcagua)
Juncal River
Putaendo River
languageOfToponym Spanish
locatedIn central Chile
mainRiverLength_km approximately 142
nearMountain Aconcagua (mountain)
linked to: Aconcagua
partOf Pacific slope basins of Chile
sourceNear border of Chile and Argentina
sourceRegion Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes
supportsCrop fruit orchards
vegetables
vineyards
supportsLandUse agriculture
urban areas
supportsPopulation dense rural and urban population
usedFor drinking water supply
industrial water supply
irrigation

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

Catemu locatedInHydrologicalBasin Aconcagua River basin
Juncal River isPartOf Aconcagua River basin
Hijuelas locatedInRiverBasin Aconcagua River basin
Andes snowmelt isImportantFor Aconcagua River basin