Musi River

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The Musi River is a significant river in the Deccan region of India that flows through the city of Hyderabad, historically shaping its development and water supply.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Musi
Musi Nadi
associatedWith Charminar
surface form: "Charminar area of Hyderabad"

Hyderabad
surface form: "Old City of Hyderabad"
basinCountry India
country India
crossedBy Begumpul Bridge
Chaderghat Bridge
Naya Pul
Purana Pul
several road bridges in Hyderabad
damPurpose drinking water supply
flood control
irrigation
environmentalIssue industrial effluents
sewage contamination
urban pollution
floodEvent 1908 Musi River flood
flowsDirection west to east
flowsThrough Hyderabad NERFINISHED
formerName Muchukunda River NERFINISHED
hasDam Himayat Sagar
Osman Sagar
hasFloodHistory recurrent monsoon floods
historicallyProvided water supply to Hyderabad
historicallyShaped urban development of Hyderabad
influenced location of Hyderabad city
urban planning of Hyderabad after 1908 floods
knownFor 1908 Hyderabad floods
languageOfName Telugu
locatedIn Deccan Plateau
Telangana
mouthLocation Krishna River basin
surface form: "Krishna River near Wazirabad"
nearbyLandmark Afzal Gunj
Telangana High Court
surface form: "High Court of Telangana"

Osmania General Hospital
Salar Jung Museum
partOf Krishna River basin
passesThrough Hyderabad district NERFINISHED
Nalgonda
surface form: "Nalgonda district"
region South India
sourceLocatedIn Telangana
Vikarabad district
sourceLocation Ananthagiri Hills
subjectOf clean-up and restoration initiatives
riverfront development projects in Hyderabad
tributaryOf Krishna River NERFINISHED

Referenced by (5)

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

Krishna River basin hasTributary Musi River
Himayat Sagar isPartOf Musi River
this entity surface form: "Musi River basin"
Hyderabad locatedOnRiver Musi River
Krishna majorTributary Musi River
subject surface form: "Krishna River"
Kistna River tributary Musi River