Lek
E15705
The Lek is a major distributary branch of the Rhine River in the Netherlands, playing an important role in the country’s inland waterway network and flood management system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lek canonical | 20 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Nederrijn
ⓘ
Noord ⓘ |
| connectedViaCanalsTo |
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
ⓘ
Singel canal ⓘ
surface form:
Lekkanaal
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| distributaryOf | Rhine ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Culemborg
ⓘ
Nieuwegein ⓘ Schoonhoven ⓘ Vianen ⓘ Wijk bij Duurstede ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
province of South Holland
ⓘ
province of Utrecht ⓘ |
| formsConfluenceNamed | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| formsConfluenceWith | Noord ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
Randstad metropolitan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Randstad region
inland ports along its course ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
bridges
ⓘ
dikes ⓘ ferry crossings ⓘ locks ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasName | Lek River ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasRole |
important flood discharge channel
ⓘ
major distributary branch of the Rhine ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Dutch water management policies
ⓘ
navigation regulations in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Netherlands ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Nederwaardse Boezem ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch flood protection system
ⓘ
AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance ⓘ
surface form:
European inland waterway network
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ inland waterway network of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Dutch water authorities ⓘ |
| tributaryTo | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood management
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ inland shipping ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.