Cantabrian watershed

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The Cantabrian watershed is the network of rivers and streams in northern Spain that drain northward from the Cantabrian Mountains into the Bay of Biscay.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cantabrian watershed canonical 6
Cantabrian watershed divide 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
hydrographic region
river basin system
associatedWith Cantabrian Mountains
borderedBy Cantabrian Mountains
climate oceanic climate
country Spain
drainageDirection northward
drainsInto Bay of Biscay
ecosystemType temperate Atlantic river ecosystems
hasAuthority Confederación Hidrográfica del Cantábrico
hasCharacteristic high annual rainfall
short rivers
steep river gradients
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Biscay
hasMajorRiver Asón River
Besaya River NERFINISHED
Bidasoa River
Deba River
Deva River
Eo River NERFINISHED
Lena River
Nalón River
Nansa River
Narcea River
Navia River
Nervión River
Nervión–Ibaizabal system
Oria River
Pas River
Sella River NERFINISHED
Urola River
includesRegion Asturias
Basque Country
Cantabria
Galicia
northern Castile and León
locatedIn northern Spain
partOf Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
Spanish river basins
separatedFrom Duero basin
linked to: Duero Basin

Ebro basin
Tagus basin
linked to: Tagus Basin
supportsActivity fishing
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Nalón partOf Cantabrian watershed
Urola River partOf Cantabrian watershed
Besaya drainageBasin Cantabrian watershed
Peña Prieta belongsTo Cantabrian watershed divide
linked to: Cantabrian watershed
Narcea River partOf Cantabrian watershed
Nalón River partOf Cantabrian watershed
Deva River partOf Cantabrian watershed