Yodo River basin

E786521

drainage basin river basin

The Yodo River basin is a major river system in the Kansai region of Japan that drains Lake Biwa and surrounding lowlands, supporting dense urban areas, agriculture, and industry around Kyoto and Osaka.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Yodo River system	5
Yodo River basin canonical	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drainage basin ⓘ river basin ⓘ
containsCity	Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Otsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsPrefecture	Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
drainagePattern	lake-outlet river system ⓘ
drainageSource	Lake Biwa watershed ⓘ
drains	Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsInto	Osaka Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	historical development of Kyoto ⓘ historical development of Osaka ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	industrial corridor between Kyoto and Osaka ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	flood risk ⓘ sediment management ⓘ water quality management ⓘ
hasFloodControlInfrastructure	dams ⓘ levees ⓘ weirs ⓘ
hasMajorLake	Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Katsura River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizu River NERFINISHED ⓘ Seta River NERFINISHED ⓘ Uji River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yodo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMajorUrbanArea	Keihanshin metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOutlet	Yodo River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUse	agricultural water supply ⓘ fisheries ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ western Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Seto Inland Sea catchment ⓘ
regionType	hydrological region ⓘ
supports	hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ water supply for Kyoto ⓘ water supply for Osaka ⓘ
supportsLandUse	agriculture ⓘ industry ⓘ urban areas ⓘ