Blue Nile

E38215
river tributary

The Blue Nile is a major river in northeastern Africa that flows from Ethiopia into Sudan, forming a principal tributary of the Nile and playing a crucial role in the region’s agriculture and hydroelectric power.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Blue Nile canonical 56
Blue Nile waterfront 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
tributary ⓘ
agriculturalImportance supports irrigated farming in Sudan ⓘ
basinCountry Egypt ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
confluenceCity Khartoum ⓘ
confluenceCountry Sudan ⓘ
confluenceWith White Nile ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
crossesCapitalCity Khartoum ⓘ
dischargeContribution provides majority of water volume to main Nile during flood season ⓘ
floodSeasonCause Ethiopian monsoon rains ⓘ
flowsDirection generally northwest ⓘ
flowsFrom Ethiopia ⓘ
flowsInto Sudan ⓘ
formsBorderBetween Ethiopia ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
hasDam Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ⓘ
Roseires Dam ⓘ
Sennar Dam ⓘ
historicalSignificance major contributor to ancient Nile floods ⓘ
hydropowerImportance key for Ethiopia’s electricity generation plans ⓘ
importance major source of Nile waters ⓘ
locatedIn Northeast Africa ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Africa
majorTributaryOf Nile ⓘ
mouthRiver Nile ⓘ
passesThrough Blue Nile State ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Sennar State ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
region East Africa ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
role principal tributary of the Nile ⓘ
seasonalVariation strongly seasonal flow ⓘ
sourceCityNearby Bahir Dar ⓘ
sourceCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
sourceLake Lake Tana ⓘ
sourceRegion Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
tributaryType right-bank tributary of the Nile ⓘ
usedFor agriculture ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

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

Gezira State → mainRiver → Blue Nile ⓘ
Gezira State → usesWaterSource → Blue Nile ⓘ
Northern Ethiopia → sourceOfRiver → Blue Nile ⓘ
Rib River → hydrologicalConnectionTo → Blue Nile ⓘ
Comprehensive Peace Agreement → addressedTerritory → Blue Nile ⓘ
Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile → location → Blue Nile ⓘ
War in Sudan → involvesRegion → Blue Nile ⓘ