Ili River

E104996

river transboundary river

The Ili River is a major Central Asian river that flows from the Tien Shan mountains through Kazakhstan into Lake Balkhash, supporting important agricultural and ecological systems along its course.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ili River canonical	7
Ili River valley	7
Ili River basin	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ transboundary river ⓘ
basinCountry	China ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	China ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ
deltaFeature	lakes ⓘ reed beds ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
deltaLocation	southeastern Kazakhstan ⓘ
dischargeLocation	Lake Balkhash ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance	important habitat for migratory birds ⓘ supports biodiversity in Lake Balkhash basin ⓘ
environmentalIssue	reduced inflow to Lake Balkhash ⓘ salinization risk in Lake Balkhash ⓘ wetland degradation in the Ili delta ⓘ
flowsInto	Lake Balkhash ⓘ
hasBridge	Kapchagay bridge ⓘ
historicalRegion	Zhetysu ⓘ
historicalUse	Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road corridor
length	approximately 1439 km ⓘ approximately 895 miles ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Ili River delta ⓘ
majorTributary	Charyn River ⓘ Chilik River ⓘ Kaskelen River ⓘ Kunges River ⓘ Kurty River ⓘ Talgar River ⓘ Tekes River ⓘ
mouth	Lake Balkhash ⓘ
mouthElevation	about 342 m ⓘ
nearCity	Almaty ⓘ Kapchagay ⓘ
passesThrough	Almaty Region ⓘ Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
region	Central Asia ⓘ
riverSystem	Lake Balkhash basin ⓘ
sourceLocation	Tien Shan ⓘ surface form: Tian Shan Xinjiang ⓘ
supports	fishing ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ
transboundaryIssue	water allocation between China and Kazakhstan ⓘ
waterUse	hydropower ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Tien Shan → drainageBasin → Ili River ⓘ

Celestial Mountains → drainageBasin → Ili River ⓘ

Xibe → culturalRegion → Ili River ⓘ