Emscher
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The Emscher is a river in Germany’s Ruhr industrial region, historically known for its heavy pollution and extensive canalization before major ecological restoration efforts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emscher canonical | 5 |
| Emscher River | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| characteristic |
concrete riverbed in many sections
ⓘ
extensively canalized ⓘ heavily polluted in 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ largely straightened ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
loss of natural floodplains ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bottrop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castrop-Rauxel NERFINISHED ⓘ Dortmund NERFINISHED ⓘ Duisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gelsenkirchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Herne NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Recklinghausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
industrial wastewater disposal
ⓘ
sewage drainage ⓘ |
| length | approximately 83 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
Ruhr area NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr industrial region NERFINISHED ⓘ state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Emschergenossenschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhine river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationGoal |
creation of new habitats
ⓘ
improvement of water quality ⓘ return to near-natural river state ⓘ |
| restorationMeasure |
construction of underground sewers
ⓘ
floodplain restoration ⓘ re-meandering of river course ⓘ removal of concrete riverbeds in sections ⓘ |
| restorationStart | early 1990s ⓘ |
| riverMouthLocatedIn | Duisburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Eastern Ruhr area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Emscher restoration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributary |
Boye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deininghauser Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Kleine Emscher NERFINISHED ⓘ Schwarzbach (Emscher) ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwent |
large-scale ecological restoration
ⓘ
renaturation projects ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emscher River
this entity surface form:
Emscher River