Menchum River

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The Menchum River is a significant waterway in northwestern Cameroon that drains the highland areas and contributes to the Benue River basin.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Menchum River canonical 3
Menchum River@en 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Cameroon
Nigeria
continent Africa
country Cameroon
crossesBorderBetween Cameroon
Nigeria
drainageBasin Benue River basin
drains Cameroon Highlands
flowsGenerallyTowards northwest
west
flowsThrough Menchum Division
hasEconomicUse fishing
local agriculture irrigation
hasNameInLanguage Menchum River@en
linked to: Menchum River
hasPotentialUse hydroelectric power generation
hasWatershedCharacteristic highland drainage
hydrologicalSystem Niger River basin
isPartOf West African river system
locatedIn Menchum Division
Northwest Region, Cameroon
northwestern Cameroon
mouthLocatedIn Nigeria
partOf Benue River basin
Niger River basin
linked to: Niger River
region Grassfields region of Cameroon
sourceRegion northwestern highlands of Cameroon
tributaryOf Benue River
watercourseType perennial river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Northwest Region (Cameroon) contains Menchum River
subject linked to: Northwest Region
Menchum Division namedAfter Menchum River
Menchum Division traversedBy Menchum River
Menchum River hasNameInLanguage Menchum River@en
linked to: Menchum River