Molopo River basin
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The Molopo River basin is a semi-arid drainage region in southern Africa that collects runoff from parts of Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia, feeding the intermittent Molopo River system.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
forms part of the border between Botswana and South Africa
ⓘ
forms part of the border between South Africa and Namibia ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| drainage | Molopo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsFrom |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalCharacteristic |
episodic surface flow
ⓘ
high evapotranspiration ⓘ low and highly variable rainfall ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime |
ephemeral
ⓘ
intermittent ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Molopo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalahari Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRunoffSource | rainfall ⓘ |
| region | Kalahari semi-arid zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceFlowFrequency | infrequent ⓘ |
| surfaceWaterAvailability | seasonal ⓘ |
| typicalLandUse |
dryland agriculture
ⓘ
extensive livestock grazing ⓘ |
| watercourseType | endorheic or weakly connected to larger river systems ⓘ |
| waterResourceType |
ephemeral streams
ⓘ
shallow groundwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.