Rhine River Basin
E366280
The Rhine River Basin is the extensive catchment area of the Rhine River, spanning several European countries and supporting major ecosystems, industries, and transportation networks.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhine basin | 76 |
| Rhine river basin | 29 |
| Rhine River basin | 16 |
| Rhine drainage basin | 7 |
| Rhine River system | 2 |
| Rhine river system | 2 |
| Rhine River Basin canonical | 1 |
| Rhine River region | 1 |
| Rhine catchment area | 1 |
| Rhine riparian states | 1 |
| Rhine river basin via Aare | 1 |
| Rhine watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3344189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Rhine River Basin Context triple: [Rhine Action Programme, riverBasin, Rhine River Basin]
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A.
Rhine–Danube watershed
The Rhine–Danube watershed is the major European drainage divide separating river systems that flow into the North Sea via the Rhine from those that flow into the Black Sea via the Danube.
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B.
Wupper basin
The Wupper basin is a river catchment area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, drained by the Wupper River and encompassing several towns and cities in the Bergisches Land region.
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C.
Rhine–Meuse river system
The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
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D.
North Rhine
North Rhine is a historical region in western Germany that forms part of the larger Rhineland area along the Rhine River.
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E.
Lower Rhine
The Lower Rhine is the downstream section of the Rhine River flowing from roughly Bonn through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea, known for its dense population, industry, and historical river landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rhine River Basin Target entity description: The Rhine River Basin is the extensive catchment area of the Rhine River, spanning several European countries and supporting major ecosystems, industries, and transportation networks.
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A.
Rhine–Danube watershed
The Rhine–Danube watershed is the major European drainage divide separating river systems that flow into the North Sea via the Rhine from those that flow into the Black Sea via the Danube.
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B.
Wupper basin
The Wupper basin is a river catchment area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, drained by the Wupper River and encompassing several towns and cities in the Bergisches Land region.
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C.
Rhine–Meuse river system
The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
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D.
North Rhine
North Rhine is a historical region in western Germany that forms part of the larger Rhineland area along the Rhine River.
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E.
Lower Rhine
The Lower Rhine is the downstream section of the Rhine River flowing from roughly Bonn through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea, known for its dense population, industry, and historical river landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ river basin ⓘ |
| area | about 185000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climate |
alpine climate in headwaters
ⓘ
temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
Bonn ⓘ Cologne ⓘ Düsseldorf ⓘ Mainz ⓘ Mannheim ⓘ Rotterdam ⓘ Strasbourg ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Austria
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Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Liechtenstein ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossesPoliticalBoundary |
Franco-German border
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surface form:
French–German border
German–Dutch border region ⓘ
surface form:
German–Dutch border
Swiss–German border ⓘ |
| drainsInto | North Sea ⓘ |
| economicUse |
agricultural irrigation
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fisheries ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ inland navigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| floodManagementMeasure |
dikes and levees
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flood forecasting systems ⓘ retention areas ⓘ |
| governedBy | International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
alpine river habitats
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floodplain wetlands ⓘ riparian forests ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
climate change impacts
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flood risk ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| lengthOfMainRiver | about 1230 kilometers ⓘ |
| majorPort |
Port of Duisburg
ⓘ
Port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Rhine
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
|
| mouthCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| mouthRegion | Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rhine
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River
|
| sourceRegion | Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
Rhine–Alpine freight corridor
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surface form:
Rhine–Alpine Corridor
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| tributary |
Aare
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surface form:
Aare River
Ill River NERFINISHED ⓘ Inn River ⓘ Lahn ⓘ
surface form:
Lahn River
Lech River ⓘ River Main ⓘ
surface form:
Main River
Moselle River ⓘ Neckar ⓘ
surface form:
Neckar River
Ruhr ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhr River
Saar River ⓘ Sieg River ⓘ Wupper ⓘ
surface form:
Wupper River
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Subject: Rhine River Basin Description of subject: The Rhine River Basin is the extensive catchment area of the Rhine River, spanning several European countries and supporting major ecosystems, industries, and transportation networks.
Referenced by (138)
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