Eastern Nile sub-basin

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river basin sub-basin of the Nile River

The Eastern Nile sub-basin is a major hydrological region of the Nile River system encompassing parts of Ethiopia, Sudan, and neighboring countries, and serving as a key source of the river’s water and hydroelectric potential.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Blue Nile basin	2
Upper Blue Nile basin	2
Blue Nile Basin	1
Upper Blue Nile sub-basins	1
Upper Nile system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river basin ⓘ sub-basin of the Nile River ⓘ
drainsInto	Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ
facesChallenge	climate change impacts on river flow ⓘ expansion of irrigated agriculture upstream ⓘ rapid population growth in riparian countries ⓘ upstream–downstream water allocation disputes ⓘ
governedBy	Nile Basin Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate	monsoonal rainfall regime in Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ semi-arid to arid conditions in downstream plains ⓘ
hasCooperativeFramework	Eastern Nile Subsidiary Action Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHydropowerDam	Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Merowe Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Roseires Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sennar Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyCountry	Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Akobo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Atbara River NERFINISHED ⓘ Baro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ Pibor River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobat River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tekeze River NERFINISHED ⓘ White Nile (upper reaches) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSourceRegion	Equatorial Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
isImportantFor	regional energy security ⓘ regional food security ⓘ transboundary water management ⓘ
isMajorSourceOf	Nile River flow ⓘ hydropower potential in the Nile basin ⓘ sediment load of the Nile ⓘ
locatedIn	Egypt ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Nile River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	drought risk ⓘ land degradation and soil erosion ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ
usedFor	domestic water supply ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ industrial water use ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ navigation in parts of the Nile ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Roseires Dam → locatedInDrainageBasin → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

Tis Issat (Blue Nile Falls) → partOf → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

subject surface form: Tis Issat

this entity surface form: Blue Nile basin

Sennar State → locatedOn → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Nile basin

Gilgel Abay River → partOf → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Blue Nile basin

Nyabarongo River → partOf → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Nile system

Nile Basin → hasPart → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Nile Basin

Gumara River → partOf → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Blue Nile basin

Gumara River → belongsTo → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Blue Nile sub-basins

Setit River → partOf → Eastern Nile sub-basin ⓘ