Kuiseb River
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The Kuiseb River is an ephemeral watercourse in Namibia that forms a dramatic boundary between the sand dunes of the Namib Desert and the gravel plains to the north.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ephemeral river
ⓘ
river in Namibia ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled | Kuiseb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageAnnualRainfallInCatchment | low and highly variable ⓘ |
| climateZone | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Atlantic Ocean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | riparian corridor in desert ⓘ |
| flowPattern | flows mainly during rainy season ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Namib sand dunes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gravel plains north of the Namib dunes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Topnaar Nama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalRole |
controls dune advance
ⓘ
incises canyon in Namib Desert ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature | substantial subsurface flow in sandy riverbed ⓘ |
| hasOasisAt | Gobabeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOasisAt | Homeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchStation | Gobabeb Namib Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceNear | Khomas Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Gorrasis River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koam River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nausgomab River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRegime | ephemeral flow ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forming sharp boundary between dunes and gravel plains
ⓘ
preventing northward migration of Namib sand sea ⓘ |
| length | approximately 560 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Erongo Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hardap Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Khomas Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Namib Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | 0 metres ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Kuisebmond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rooibank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuiseb River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Walvis Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Namib-Naukluft National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverType | sand-bed river ⓘ |
| sourceElevation | approximately 2000 metres ⓘ |
| supportsVegetation |
acacia trees
ⓘ
ana trees ⓘ |
| supportsWildlife |
desert-adapted birds
ⓘ
desert-adapted mammals ⓘ |
| waterUse |
limited irrigation in upper catchment
ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ local communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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