Mechi River

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The Mechi River is a transboundary river in eastern South Asia that flows between Nepal and India, serving as part of the international boundary and supporting local agriculture and ecosystems.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mechi River canonical 4

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Nepal–India border
linked to: Indo-Nepal border
basinCountry India
Nepal
borderRole international boundary between Nepal and India
continent Asia
country India
Nepal
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Mahananda River
flowsThrough India
Nepal
formsBorderBetween India
Nepal
hasEcosystemType riparian ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalRole supports biodiversity in eastern Nepal and India
hasFunction agricultural water supply
drainage
habitat for aquatic species
hasPoliticalSignificance transboundary water resource between Nepal and India
hasUse domestic water use
fishing
locatedIn Indo-Gangetic Plain
South Asia
locatedInState Bihar
Province No. 1 (Nepal)
West Bengal
mouthLocatedIn Bihar
India
partOf Ganges Basin
Himalayan river system
partOfBorderBetween India
Nepal
region eastern India
eastern Nepal
sourceRegion eastern Himalayas
linked to: Eastern Himalayas

eastern Nepal
supports local agriculture
local ecosystems
transboundaryRiverBetween India
Nepal
tributaryOf Mahananda River
usedFor irrigation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Indo-Nepal border hasBorderRiver Mechi River
Jhapa District hasRiver Mechi River
subject linked to: Jhapa District, Nepal
Mahananda River hasTributary Mechi River