Volga–Akhtuba floodplain

E751009
floodplain riverine lowland

The Volga–Akhtuba floodplain is a vast riverine lowland between the Volga and Akhtuba rivers in southern Russia, known for its rich biodiversity, fertile soils, and important role in regional agriculture and fisheries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ecosystem 1
Volga–Akhtuba floodplain region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
riverine lowland ⓘ
climate continental climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
ecosystemType floodplain ecosystem ⓘ
hasConservationValue regional ecological corridor ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
spawning ground for fish ⓘ
hasFunction flood regulation ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ
support of local livelihoods ⓘ
water purification ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature branching river channels ⓘ
oxbow lakes ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
hasLandUse fishing ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ
pasture ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasSoilProperty high fertility ⓘ
hasSoilType alluvial soils ⓘ
knownFor agriculture ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedBetween Akhtuba River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volga River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Astrakhan Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volgograd Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity Astrakhan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Volgograd NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Volga River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsEconomicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
crop production ⓘ
fruit growing ⓘ
vegetable farming ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural pollution ⓘ
dams ⓘ
hydrological regulation of the Volga River ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ
water abstraction ⓘ
vegetationType floodplain meadows ⓘ
reed beds ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Volzhsky → hasNearbyWaterBody → Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ⓘ
Kharabali → locatedIn → Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Volga–Akhtuba floodplain region
Akhtuba River → flowsThrough → Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ⓘ
Akhtuba River → partOf → Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ecosystem
Akhtuba River → hasFloodplain → Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ⓘ
Akhtubinsk → locatedNear → Volga–Akhtuba floodplain ⓘ