Wei River

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wei_Shui
gptkb:Weihe
gptkbp:basinCountry gptkb:China
gptkbp:basinSize gptkb:Yellow_River_Basin
gptkbp:catchmentArea 135,000 km²
gptkbp:dischargeAverage 1,058 m³/s
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water pollution
sedimentation
reduced flow due to irrigation
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Shaanxi
gptkb:Gansu
gptkbp:historicalSignificance cradle of Chinese civilization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wei River
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:bus_route
agricultural heartland
supports major population centers
gptkbp:length 818 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Xi'an
gptkbp:mouthElevation 327 m
gptkbp:mouthLocation gptkb:Yellow_River
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Sanmenxia_Dam
gptkb:Baojixia_Dam
gptkb:Wei_River_Bridge
1933 flood
2003 flood
frequent historical floods
gptkbp:notableEvent Han dynasty capital nearby
Qin dynasty capital nearby
Tang dynasty capital nearby
Zhou dynasty capital nearby
site of ancient capitals
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Zhengguo_Canal
Lingqu Canal (historically related)
Dujiangyan Irrigation System (historically related)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Guanzhong_Plain
gptkbp:sourceElevation 2,100 m
gptkbp:sourceLocation gptkb:Weiyuan_County,_Gansu
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Luo_River
gptkb:Yellow_River
gptkb:Qian_River
gptkb:Ba_River
gptkb:Chan_River
gptkb:Feng_River
gptkb:Jing_River
gptkb:Qin_River
gptkb:Xian_River
gptkb:Zhuo_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xi'an,_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4