Meuse basin
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The Meuse basin is the catchment area of the Meuse River, spanning parts of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and neighboring regions, and plays a key role in the hydrology, ecology, and water management of northwestern Europe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meuse basin canonical | 22 |
| Meuse river basin | 12 |
| Meuse river system | 4 |
| Meuse River basin | 2 |
| Meuse drainage basin | 1 |
Statements (86)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| containsRegion |
Ardennes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ardennes Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Gelderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Haute-Marne Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Liège Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Namur Province NERFINISHED ⓘ North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Vosges Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Meuse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | North Sea (via Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
International Meuse Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
densely populated
ⓘ
heavily regulated flow ⓘ important navigation corridor ⓘ significant ecological value ⓘ subject to integrated water resources management ⓘ transboundary river basin ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemService |
flood regulation
ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ habitat provision ⓘ nutrient cycling ⓘ sediment transport ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
agricultural runoff
ⓘ
biodiversity loss ⓘ climate change impacts ⓘ flood risk ⓘ industrial contamination ⓘ water quality pollution ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forests ⓘ industrial zones ⓘ urban areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Breda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charleville-Mézières NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinant NERFINISHED ⓘ Huy NERFINISHED ⓘ Koblenz region NERFINISHED ⓘ Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ Maastricht NERFINISHED ⓘ Namur NERFINISHED ⓘ Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ Roermond NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Venlo NERFINISHED ⓘ Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ ’s-Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributaryBasin |
Chiers basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geul basin ⓘ Lesse basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle basin (partly via Rhine–Meuse interactions) ⓘ Ourthe basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Roer basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambre basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Semois basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesdre basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Waal–Meuse distributary system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ hydropower ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ northwestern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToAgreement |
Benelux water management cooperation
ⓘ
EU Floods Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ EU Water Framework Directive NERFINISHED ⓘ International Meuse Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Volkerak
this entity surface form:
Meuse river basin
this entity surface form:
Meuse river system
this entity surface form:
Meuse river system
this entity surface form:
Meuse drainage basin
subject surface form:
Ourthe Orientale
subject surface form:
Semoy
this entity surface form:
Meuse river basin
subject surface form:
Semoy
this entity surface form:
Meuse river basin
subject surface form:
Zuid-Willemsvaart
this entity surface form:
Meuse river basin
this entity surface form:
Meuse River basin
this entity surface form:
Meuse River basin
subject surface form:
Maas-Waal Canal
this entity surface form:
Meuse river system