Drac

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The Drac is a river in southeastern France that flows through the Alps and is a significant tributary of the Isère.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Drac canonical 3
Drac Blanc 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry France
belongsTo French Alps hydrological network
confluenceWithIsèreLocation Grenoble city center
linked to: Grenoble
continent Europe
country France
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsThrough Drôme (department)
linked to: Drôme

Grenoble
Hautes-Alpes
Isère (department)
linked to: Isère department
hasDam Monteynard-Avignonet Dam
Sautet Dam
hasReservoir Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet
Lac du Sautet
hasTributary Drac Blanc
Drac Noir
Romanche
Vénéon
languageOfName French
locatedIn Alps
southeastern France
mouth Isère
linked to: Isère River
mouthLocation Grenoble
nameEtymology derived from Latin "draco" meaning dragon
notableFor deep gorges and alpine valleys
strong and sometimes dangerous currents
partOf Isère river system
linked to: Isère basin
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
riverSystem Rhône river basin
sourceMountainRange Alps
sourceRegion Hautes-Alpes
tributaryOf Isère
linked to: Isère River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Hautes-Alpes majorRiver Drac
Drac River hasTributary Drac Blanc
linked to: Drac
Hautes-Alpes containsRiver Drac
subject linked to: France: Hautes-Alpes department