Aar basin

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The Aar basin is a major river drainage area in Switzerland that collects waters flowing into the Aare River, a key tributary of the Rhine.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Aar basin canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
containsCity Aarau
Bern
Biel/Bienne
Brugg
Interlaken
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Olten
Solothurn
Thun
Zürich
linked to: Zurich
containsInfrastructure flood protection works
hydroelectric power plants
reservoirs
containsLake Lake Biel
linked to: Lake of Biel

Lake Brienz
Lake Hallwil
linked to: Hallwilersee

Lake Murten
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Sempach
Lake Thun
Lake Wohlen
containsRiver Emme River
Hasli-Aare
Kander River
Limmat River
Lütschine River
linked to: Lütschine

Reuss River
Sarine River
Thur River
country Switzerland
drainageDirection generally northward
drainedBy Aare River
linked to: Aare
flowsInto Rhine River
linked to: Rhine
hasHydropowerUse true
hasLanguageRegion French-speaking Switzerland
linked to: Romandy

German-speaking Switzerland
locatedIn Alps
Swiss Plateau
majorTributaryBasinOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
mouthLocation Rhine River at Koblenz, Switzerland
partOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
tributaryOf Rhine basin
linked to: Rhine River Basin
usedFor drinking water supply
irrigation
navigation (locally)
recreation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Lauteraarhorn liesOnWatershed Aar basin
Orbe riverSystem Aar basin