Dongting Lake Plain
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Dongting Lake Plain is a fertile alluvial lowland in south-central China known for its extensive wetlands, rice cultivation, and role as a major floodplain of the Yangtze River system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dongting Lake region | 2 |
| Dongting Lake Plain canonical | 1 |
| lower Yangtze Plain | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
floodplain ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Dongting
ⓘ
surface form:
Dongting Lake
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Li River
ⓘ
Xiang River ⓘ Yangtze River ⓘ Yuan River ⓘ Zi River ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance |
habitat for freshwater fish
ⓘ
habitat for migratory birds ⓘ important wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
inland fisheries ⓘ transportation on inland waterways ⓘ |
| elevation | low elevation ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
middle reaches of the Yangtze River
ⓘ
surface form:
middle reaches of the Yangtze River region
|
| hydrologicalFunction |
major floodplain of the Yangtze River system
ⓘ
natural flood storage area ⓘ |
| hydrologicalProcess |
seasonal inundation
ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive wetlands
ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ flood regulation ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| landUse |
aquaculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ paddy fields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hunan Province
ⓘ
south-central China ⓘ |
| mainCrop | rice ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Changde
ⓘ
Yiyang ⓘ Yueyang ⓘ |
| otherCrops |
aquatic vegetables
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ rapeseed ⓘ |
| partOf | Yangtze River basin ⓘ |
| regionalRole |
key flood control zone for the Yangtze River
ⓘ
major grain-producing area of China ⓘ |
| soilType | alluvial soil ⓘ |
| terrainType | lowland ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
flooding
ⓘ
land reclamation ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| waterSource |
monsoon rainfall
ⓘ
runoff from surrounding mountains ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
lower Yangtze Plain
this entity surface form:
Dongting Lake region
this entity surface form:
Dongting Lake region