Gash River

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The Gash River is a seasonal river in northeastern Africa that flows from the Ethiopian highlands through western Eritrea and eastern Sudan, supporting agriculture and settlements along its course before dissipating into the desert.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gash River canonical 6
Baraka River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
seasonal river
alsoKnownAs Mareb River
Mereb River
linked to: Barka River
basinCountry Eritrea
Ethiopia
Sudan
climateZone semi-arid to arid
continent Africa
country Eritrea
Ethiopia
Sudan
countryBorderRole part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia
dischargePattern highly seasonal flow
drainageBasinType closed basin
drainageType endorheic
economicUse irrigation
environmentalFeature alluvial fan in eastern Sudan
floodSeason summer rainy season in Ethiopian Highlands
flowsDirection generally northwest from Ethiopian Highlands
flowsNear Kassala
flowsThrough eastern Sudan
western Eritrea
geopoliticalSignificance shared transboundary river
hasDeltaLikeFeature inland alluvial fan
hasFloods yes
hasIrrigationSchemes Gash irrigation schemes near Kassala
hydrologicalBehavior loses flow before reaching the sea
hydrologicalType ephemeral river
importance major water source for Kassala region
landUseAlongCourse irrigated agriculture
rain-fed agriculture
rangeland
mouthCharacteristic dissipates into desert
primaryWaterSource rainfall in the Ethiopian Highlands
region Northeastern Africa
linked to: Northeast Africa
risk flooding of nearby settlements
water scarcity in dry season
sedimentLoad high during flood season
sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands
supports agriculture
human settlements
local food production
pastoralism
rural livelihoods
terminatesIn inland desert plains of eastern Sudan
terminusRegion Sudanese desert
waterAvailability intermittent

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Gash-Barka namedAfter Gash River
subject linked to: Gash‑Barka
Gash-Barka hasRiver Gash River
subject linked to: Gash‑Barka
Kassala locatedOnRiver Gash River
Gash-Barka Region hasMajorRiver Gash River
Western Eritrea hydrologicalFeature Gash River
subject linked to: western Eritrea
Barka River hasAlternativeTransliteration Baraka River
linked to: Gash River
Kassala State traversedByRiver Gash River
subject linked to: Kassala State, Sudan