Emme river plain
E551739
The Emme river plain is a low-lying alluvial landscape in the Swiss Plateau shaped by the Emme River and characterized by fertile agricultural land and scattered settlements.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ landscape unit ⓘ |
| climateRegion | temperate climate zone ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Emme River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalOrigin | fluvial deposition ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile agricultural land
ⓘ
floodplain morphology ⓘ scattered settlements ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ |
| hasElevationType | low elevation ⓘ |
| hasHumanImpact |
agricultural drainage
ⓘ
river regulation structures ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
flood channels
ⓘ
river terraces ⓘ |
| hasLandformType | low-lying plain ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeCharacter | open rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
intensive agriculture
ⓘ
rural settlement ⓘ |
| hasRisk | flooding ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern |
dispersed farmsteads
ⓘ
small villages ⓘ |
| hasSoilProperty | high fertility ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| hasTopographicContrastWith | surrounding hills of Emmental ⓘ |
| hasTransportRelation | local road network ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
cultivated fields
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | flood events of the Emme River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton | Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Emmental region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapedBy | Emme River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crop farming
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ pasture ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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