Gouwe River
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The Gouwe River is a canalised river in South Holland, Netherlands, that serves as an important waterway connecting several towns and supporting regional transport and water management.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spui River | 1 |
| Gouwe | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canalised river
ⓘ
river ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| connects |
Hollandse IJssel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oude Rijn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses |
A12 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A20 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ railway lines near Gouda ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Alphen aan den Rijn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boskoop NERFINISHED ⓘ Gouda NERFINISHED ⓘ Waddinxveen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Gouw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType | vertical-lift bridges ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
canalised
ⓘ
tidally influenced in lower reaches ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
supports greenhouse horticulture areas nearby
ⓘ
supports regional industry and logistics ⓘ |
| hasFloodRiskRelevance | yes ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Gouwe River@en
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gouwe@nl ⓘ |
| hasNavigationLocks | no major ship lock on main course ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gouwe aqueduct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bridges over the Gouwe ⓘ |
| isNavigable | yes ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | South Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrographicSystem | Rijn–Maas delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Dutch water authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Hollandse IJssel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Leiden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch inland waterway network
ⓘ
network of canals and rivers in South Holland ⓘ |
| playsRole |
drainage channel for surrounding polders
ⓘ
main shipping route between Rotterdam region and northern South Holland ⓘ |
| region | Green Heart of the Randstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland shipping
ⓘ
regional transport ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| waterManagementFunction |
discharge of excess water
ⓘ
regulation of water levels in adjacent polders ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction | connects Hollandse IJssel with Oude Rijn ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spui River