drainageDirection

P8846
predicate

Indicates the direction in which water or other fluids flow or are drained away from a given point or area.

All labels observed (28)

Label Occurrences
drainageDirection canonical 131
directionOfFlow 40
hasFlowDirection 38

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: drainageDirection
Generated description
Indicates the direction in which water or other fluids flow or are drained away from a given point or area.

Sample triples (276)

Subject Object
Elqui River westward ⓘ
Gran Glaciar Norte northward ⓘ
Mohawk River eastward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Chicago River from west to east into Lake Michigan via predicate surface "flowDirectionBeforeReversal" ⓘ
Chicago River from east to west away from Lake Michigan via predicate surface "flowDirectionAfterReversal" ⓘ
China Brook generally downstream toward the Croton River via predicate surface "hasFlowDirection" ⓘ
Bionnassay Glacier northwest ⓘ
Huai River eastward ⓘ
Nanny Hagen Brook toward Croton River via predicate surface "waterFlowDirection" ⓘ
Alboran Sea westward toward Atlantic via predicate surface "hasDeepWaterOutflowDirection" ⓘ
Pánuco River basin east ⓘ
IJssel northward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Cumbre Vieja primarily westward toward the Atlantic coast via predicate surface "lavaFlowDirection" ⓘ
Kansas River east via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Grand River (Michigan) west via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Alborz Mountains (southern slopes) southward toward Tehran plain ⓘ
Seine River Basin generally northwest ⓘ
White Nile northward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Olt River southward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Yenisei River northward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Gambia River westward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Macintyre River basin inland ⓘ
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal away from Lake Michigan via predicate surface "engineeredFlowDirection" ⓘ
Cal-Sag Channel generally westward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Southwest Rift Zone toward coastal regions of Island of Hawaiʻi via predicate surface "lavaFlowDirection" ⓘ
San Quintín Glacier generally westward via predicate surface "hasFlowDirection" ⓘ
Casiquiare canal generally from Orinoco to Rio Negro via predicate surface "hasFlowDirection" ⓘ
Jubba River generally southward to the Indian Ocean ⓘ
Muldrow Glacier north ⓘ
Saskatchewan River eastward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Hotlum Glacier northeast via predicate surface "drainsDirection" ⓘ
Nagold generally northward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Po west-to-east via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Lielupe northward ⓘ
San Juan River basin eastward ⓘ
Chillón River westward ⓘ
Trollhättan Falls towards Kattegat via Göta älv via predicate surface "riverMouthDirection" ⓘ
Yana River basin northward ⓘ
Pont de la Coulouvrenière downstream from Lake Geneva via predicate surface "riverMouthDirection" ⓘ
Tonlé Sap River from Mekong River to Tonlé Sap Lake via predicate surface "flowDirectionWetSeason" ⓘ
Tonlé Sap River from Tonlé Sap Lake to Mekong River via predicate surface "flowDirectionDrySeason" ⓘ
La Plata Basin eastward ⓘ
Villarrica Lake westward via Toltén River ⓘ
Glacier de Taconnaz north ⓘ
Ucayali–Marañón confluence towards the Atlantic Ocean via predicate surface "watercourseDirectionDownstream" ⓘ
Spokane Falls flows generally east to west through downtown Spokane via predicate surface "watercourseDirection" ⓘ
Rhymney Valley southwards via predicate surface "flowsDirectionOfMainRiver" ⓘ
Tietê River east to west via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Acheloos River generally southward via predicate surface "directionOfFlow" ⓘ
Montlake Cut east–west via predicate surface "hasWaterwayDirection" ⓘ