Shule River
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The Shule River is an inland river in northwestern China that flows from the Qilian Mountains across the Hexi Corridor, playing an important role in the region’s arid ecosystems and agriculture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| belongsTo | inland river systems of the Hexi Corridor ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 疏勒河 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainageBasinType | endorheic basin ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
maintains wetlands in an arid region
ⓘ
supports biodiversity in desert margins ⓘ |
| fedBy |
glacier meltwater
ⓘ
snowmelt from the Qilian Mountains ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Dunhuang region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yumen region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Gansu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | oases along its course ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Shule He NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimateContext |
arid climate
ⓘ
continental climate ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalFeature |
alluvial fans
ⓘ
river terraces ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic |
endorheic
ⓘ
seasonal flow variations ⓘ |
| hasManagementIssue | upstream–downstream water allocation conflicts ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important water source along the Hexi Corridor
ⓘ
supported sections of the ancient Silk Road ⓘ |
| importantFor |
local economies in northwestern China
ⓘ
regional food production ⓘ |
| isPartOf | water resources of the Hexi Corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern China ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion |
Gobi Desert fringe
ⓘ
Taklamakan Desert fringe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hexi Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Lop Nur region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Endorheic basins of Central Asia ⓘ |
| riverSystem | inland river system of northwestern China ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Qilian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
arid ecosystems
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change impacts on glacier and snowmelt
ⓘ
desertification ⓘ over-extraction of water for irrigation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural irrigation
ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ local domestic water supply ⓘ |
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