Ems River basin
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The Ems River basin is the catchment area in northwestern Germany that collects the waters of the Ems River and its tributaries before they flow into the North Sea.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ems River basin canonical | 4 |
| Ems basin | 2 |
| Ems river basin | 2 |
| Ems River region | 1 |
| Ems River system | 1 |
| Ems River valley | 1 |
| Ems river system | 1 |
| Ems valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8733266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ems River basin Context triple: [Teutoburg Forest, drainageBasin, Ems River basin]
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Rhine River Basin
The Rhine River Basin is the extensive catchment area of the Rhine River, spanning several European countries and supporting major ecosystems, industries, and transportation networks.
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Rhine–Meuse river system
The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
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C.
Wupper basin
The Wupper basin is a river catchment area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, drained by the Wupper River and encompassing several towns and cities in the Bergisches Land region.
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Meuse basin
The Meuse basin is the catchment area of the Meuse River, spanning parts of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and neighboring regions, and plays a key role in the hydrology, ecology, and water management of northwestern Europe.
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E.
North Rhine
North Rhine is a historical region in western Germany that forms part of the larger Rhineland area along the Rhine River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ems River basin Target entity description: The Ems River basin is the catchment area in northwestern Germany that collects the waters of the Ems River and its tributaries before they flow into the North Sea.
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A.
Rhine River Basin
The Rhine River Basin is the extensive catchment area of the Rhine River, spanning several European countries and supporting major ecosystems, industries, and transportation networks.
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B.
Rhine–Meuse river system
The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
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C.
Wupper basin
The Wupper basin is a river catchment area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, drained by the Wupper River and encompassing several towns and cities in the Bergisches Land region.
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D.
Meuse basin
The Meuse basin is the catchment area of the Meuse River, spanning parts of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and neighboring regions, and plays a key role in the hydrology, ecology, and water management of northwestern Europe.
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E.
North Rhine
North Rhine is a historical region in western Germany that forms part of the larger Rhineland area along the Rhine River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
river basin ⓘ |
| basinAreaApprox | about 17,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
IJsselmeer basin
ⓘ
Rhine River basin ⓘ Weser River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Emsland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Münsterland NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Lower Saxony ⓘ parts of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ parts of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageRiverMouth | Ems River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Ems River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
floodplains
ⓘ
peatlands ⓘ riverine wetlands ⓘ |
| hasEstuaryRegion | East Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
pasture land ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Emden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Münster NERFINISHED ⓘ Osnabrück NERFINISHED ⓘ Papenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransboundarySection | German–Dutch border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributaryRiver |
Aa River (Münsterland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dortmund-Ems Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Ems-Vechte Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Hase River NERFINISHED ⓘ Leda River NERFINISHED ⓘ Werse River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | North Sea drainage system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Ems River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | German federal states water authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | North Sea catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
flood risk
ⓘ
water quality management ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Ems River basin Description of subject: The Ems River basin is the catchment area in northwestern Germany that collects the waters of the Ems River and its tributaries before they flow into the North Sea.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.