Lek
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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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distributary
→
river → |
| connectedTo |
Nederrijn
→
Noord → |
| connectedViaCanalsTo |
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
→
Lekkanaal → |
| country |
Netherlands
→
|
| distributaryOf |
Rhine
→
|
| flowsNear |
Culemborg
NERFINISHED
→
Nieuwegein NERFINISHED → Schoonhoven NERFINISHED → Vianen → Wijk bij Duurstede NERFINISHED → |
| flowsThrough |
province of South Holland
→
province of Utrecht → |
| formsConfluenceNamed |
Nieuwe Maas
→
|
| formsConfluenceWith |
Noord
→
|
| hasEconomicImportanceFor |
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
→
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 (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Hollandsche IJssel
→
|
connectedTo |
|
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
→
|
connects |
|
Nieuwe Maas
→
|
connectsTo |
|
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
→
|
containsPart |
|
Zuid-Holland
→
|
containsRiver |
|
Nederrijn
→
|
endPoint |
|
Waal
→
|
formsTogetherWith |
|
Province of Utrecht
→
|
hasMajorRiver |
|
Nederrijn
→
|
mouthOfWaterBody |