Moulouya River basin
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The Moulouya River basin is a major watershed in northeastern Morocco that collects runoff from the Rif Mountains and other ranges before draining into the Mediterranean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moulouya River basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
High Plateaus to the east
ⓘ
Middle Atlas to the west ⓘ Rif Mountains to the north ⓘ |
| climate |
Mediterranean-influenced
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| collectsRunoffFrom |
High Plateaus of eastern Morocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| drainageBasinOf | Moulouya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cereal cultivation
ⓘ
citrus cultivation ⓘ livestock raising ⓘ olive cultivation ⓘ |
| facesEnvironmentalIssue |
droughts
ⓘ
flood risk in lower reaches ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| flowsThroughRegion |
Béni Mellal-Khénifra region of Morocco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fès-Meknès region of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental region of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryType | Mediterranean river estuary ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRegime |
high interannual variability
ⓘ
irregular flows ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
hydraulic works for water transfer
ⓘ
irrigation dams ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ rainfed agriculture ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Ansegmir River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Msoun River NERFINISHED ⓘ Outat River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidi Saïd River NERFINISHED ⓘ Za River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Mediterranean coast of Morocco ⓘ |
| importance | major water resource for northeastern Morocco ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Morocco ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Moulouya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthNearCity |
Ras El Ma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saïdia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean drainage basins
ⓘ
Moroccan Mediterranean catchments ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
hydropower (small-scale) ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.