Silala River
| Silala River | |
|---|---|
| Loa and its tributaries San Pedro, Silala and Salado Rivers | |
| Map | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Department (BO) | Potosí |
| Region (CL) | Antofagasta |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | c. 4400 m asl[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Inacaliri River [1] |
| Length | 8.5 km[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bolivia–Chile border |
| • average | 160 L/s[1] |
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The Silala or Siloli[1] is an international river arising from springs in Bolivia, and flowing naturally into Chile.[2]
The division of the flow from this water body was a matter of controversy between the two nations, Chile claiming that the present route makes it an international river, while Bolivia denied there was a river and asserted that the Silala ‘springs’ would not flow to Chile if not for the construction of canals over a hundred years ago.[3] [4] [5] [6] In 2016, Chile demanded Bolivia in the International Court of Justice case Dispute over the Status and Use of the Waters of the Silala , in the countermemory, Bolivia recognized the water body as a river, redicing the controversy to artificial infrastructure in the place which would give a 30% more water to Chile. Finally in 2022 the Court ruled that the water body is in fact a river and that Chile has an equitable and reasonable right to use the waters of it.[2]
References
[edit ]- Notes
- ^ a b c d e Application, June 6, 2016
- ^ a b "Corte de La Haya dice que Silala es un río internacional: Chile tiene derecho equitativo y razonable" (in Spanish). CNN Chile. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ tierraamerica.net Archived 2011年07月27日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Newton, Joshua, "The Disputed Silala River: A Catalyst for Cooperation? " (2007). Water Resources Research Center Conferences. Paper 28. link Accessed 8 April 2011
- ^ Gabriel Eckstein and Brendan M. Mulligan Water Resources Development, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 595-606, September 2011. Posted on SSRN September 1, 2011 link Accessed 8 April 2011
- ^ Gabriel Eckstein. The Silala Basin: One of the Most Hydropolitically Vulnerable Basins in the World. International Water Law Project Blog link Accessed 8 April 2011
- Sources
- EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS HIDRICOS SUPERFICIALES EN LA CUENCA DEL RIO BIO BIO [permanent dead link ] (PDF)
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