Gash River
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The Gash River is a seasonal river in northeastern Africa that flows from the Ethiopian highlands through western Eritrea and eastern Sudan, supporting agriculture and settlements along its course before dissipating into the desert.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
seasonal river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mareb River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mereb River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | semi-arid to arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| countryBorderRole | part of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia ⓘ |
| dischargePattern | highly seasonal flow ⓘ |
| drainageBasinType | closed basin ⓘ |
| drainageType | endorheic ⓘ |
| economicUse | irrigation ⓘ |
| environmentalFeature | alluvial fan in eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| floodSeason | summer rainy season in Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northwest from Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| flowsNear | Kassala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
eastern Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Eritrea ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | shared transboundary river ⓘ |
| hasDeltaLikeFeature | inland alluvial fan ⓘ |
| hasFloods | yes ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationSchemes | Gash irrigation schemes near Kassala ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBehavior | loses flow before reaching the sea ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | ephemeral river ⓘ |
| importance | major water source for Kassala region ⓘ |
| landUseAlongCourse |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ rangeland ⓘ |
| mouthCharacteristic | dissipates into desert ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource | rainfall in the Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
flooding of nearby settlements
ⓘ
water scarcity in dry season ⓘ |
| sedimentLoad | high during flood season ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
human settlements ⓘ local food production ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ rural livelihoods ⓘ |
| terminatesIn | inland desert plains of eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| terminusRegion | Sudanese desert ⓘ |
| waterAvailability | intermittent ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gash-Barka
subject surface form:
Gash-Barka