Shiyang River

E678240

river

The Shiyang River is an inland river system in northwestern China that flows from the Qilian Mountains into the arid Hexi Corridor, supporting agriculture and oasis settlements in an otherwise desert region.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Heihe River	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
administrativeRegion	Minqin County NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuwei City-level area NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDesert	Badain Jaran Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Tengger Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
basinLocation	eastern part of Gansu inland river basins ⓘ
basinType	arid inland basin ⓘ
climateOfBasin	arid ⓘ
comparedWith	Heihe River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shule River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
ecosystemService	prevents desert encroachment locally ⓘ supports oasis ecosystems ⓘ
environmentalIssue	desertification risk ⓘ groundwater depletion in Minqin Basin ⓘ over-extraction of water for irrigation ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally northward ⓘ
flowsFrom	southern Qilian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsThrough	Hexi Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTributary	Jinta River NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiying River NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamu River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hydrologicalBasin	Shiyang River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
importance	major water source for Hexi Corridor oases ⓘ
locatedIn	Gansu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ
mainWaterUse	domestic water supply ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ
majorOasis	Minqin Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuwei Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ
managementConcern	oasis sustainability ⓘ water allocation between upstream and downstream users ⓘ
passesNear	Wuwei City NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Hexi Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Hexi Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
riverSystemType	endorheic basin ⓘ
role	forms green corridor in otherwise desert region ⓘ
sourceRegion	Qilian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	irrigated farming ⓘ oasis agriculture ⓘ oasis settlements ⓘ
terminatesIn	Minqin Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ desert oasis area ⓘ
waterSourceType	glacier meltwater ⓘ mountain snowmelt ⓘ precipitation in Qilian Mountains ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qilian Mountains → sourceOfWaterFor → Shiyang River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heihe River

Northwest China → hasRiver → Shiyang River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Heihe River