Indus River delta

E33382
river delta wetland

The Indus River delta is a vast, fertile wetland region where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea, characterized by intricate channels, mangrove forests, and rich biodiversity in southern Pakistan.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Indus River Delta 2
Indus River Delta and tributaries ecoregion 1
Indus River delta region 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river delta ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
borderedBy Arabian Sea coast ⓘ
surface form: Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan
country Pakistan ⓘ
emptiesInto Arabian Sea ⓘ
hasBiodiversity rich biodiversity ⓘ
hasChannelType distributary channels ⓘ
intertidal channels ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ
hasClimate arid ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
fuelwood collection ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal wetland ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ
tidal mudflat ⓘ
hasHabitat habitat for crustaceans ⓘ
habitat for fish ⓘ
habitat for marine turtles ⓘ
habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
habitat for resident waterbirds ⓘ
hasProcess coastal erosion processes ⓘ
deltaic progradation ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ
tidal flooding ⓘ
hasVegetationType mangroves ⓘ
salt marsh vegetation ⓘ
salt-tolerant shrubs ⓘ
knownFor extensive mangrove cover ⓘ
fertile alluvial soils ⓘ
important fish nurseries ⓘ
supporting coastal fisheries ⓘ
locatedIn Sindh ⓘ
southern Pakistan ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Arabian Sea ⓘ
mouthOf Indus River ⓘ
partOf Indus River ⓘ
surface form: Indus River system

Arabian Sea coast ⓘ
surface form: Northern Arabian Sea coastal zone
threatenedBy coastal erosion ⓘ
overexploitation of mangroves ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
reduced freshwater inflow ⓘ
salinity intrusion ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
upstream dam construction ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Kabul River → ecoregion → Indus River delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indus River Delta and tributaries ecoregion
Sind → knownFor → Indus River delta ⓘ
Thatta → locatedOn → Indus River delta ⓘ
Kotri Barrage → locatedUpstreamOf → Indus River delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indus River Delta
Indus River → mouthLocation → Indus River delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indus River Delta
Debal → partOf → Indus River delta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indus River delta region