Wye catchment

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The Wye catchment is the river drainage area surrounding the River Wye, a major UK river system known for its scenic landscapes, biodiversity, and role in regional water management.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydrological unit ⓘ
river catchment ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Brecon Beacons National Park ⓘ
Elan Valley ⓘ
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
containsSiteDesignation Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
Special Area of Conservation ⓘ
drains River Wye ⓘ
emptiesInto Bristol Channel ⓘ
governedByPlan River Basin Management Plan for Severn River Basin District ⓘ
hasIssue conflict between intensive agriculture and water quality ⓘ
hasLandUse arable farming ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
pastoral agriculture ⓘ
hasMajorRiver River Wye ⓘ
hasMonitoring water quality monitoring stations ⓘ
hasTributary River Arrow (Wye) ⓘ
River Dore ⓘ
River Frome (Herefordshire) ⓘ
River Honddu (Monnow) ⓘ
River Irfon ⓘ
River Ithon ⓘ
River Lugg ⓘ
River Monnow ⓘ
knownFor angling ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ
recreational canoeing ⓘ
salmon fisheries ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
managedBy Environment Agency ⓘ
Natural Resources Wales ⓘ
partOf Severn River Basin District ⓘ
subjectTo agricultural runoff ⓘ
nutrient pollution issues ⓘ
phosphate pollution ⓘ
supports riparian woodlands ⓘ
wetland habitats ⓘ
supportsSpecies Atlantic salmon ⓘ
kingfisher ⓘ
lamprey ⓘ
otter ⓘ
usedFor hydropower (small scale) ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

River Lugg → drainageBasin → Wye catchment ⓘ
River Wye valley → drainageBasin → River Wye (Derbyshire) catchment ⓘ
linked to: Wye catchment
Taddington Dale → drainageBasin → River Wye basin ⓘ
linked to: Wye catchment
Kingdom of Brycheiniog → coreRegion → River Wye basin ⓘ
linked to: Wye catchment