River of Sorrows

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River of Sorrows is the English translation of the name of the Dolores River, a tributary of the Colorado River in the southwestern United States.

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River of Sorrows canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
tributary
alsoKnownAs Dolores River
crossesPoliticalBorder Colorado–Utah border
drainageBasin Colorado River watershed
flowsGenerallyToward northwest
flowsThroughCountry United States
flowsThroughCounty Dolores County, Colorado
Grand County, Utah
Mesa County, Colorado
Montezuma County, Colorado
San Miguel County, Colorado
flowsThroughState Colorado
Utah
hasApproximateLength 241 miles
388 kilometers
hasEnglishName River of Sorrows
hasEnglishToponymMeaning River of Sorrows
hasEtymology Named "Rio de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores" by Spanish explorers
hasMajorReservoir McPhee Reservoir
hasMouth Colorado River
hasNameMeaningInEnglish River of Sorrows
hasNameOriginLanguage Spanish
hasNotableFeature Dolores River Canyon
McPhee Reservoir
hasPrimaryLanguageOfToponym Spanish
hasSourceLocation San Juan Mountains
hasTranslationOfName Dolores River
isPartOf American Southwest rivers
isTributaryOf Colorado River
locatedInCountry United States
locatedInRegion Southwestern United States
locatedOnContinent North America
mouthLocatedInState Utah
mouthLocatedNear Cisco, Utah
partOfRiverSystem Colorado River basin
passesNear Bedrock, Colorado
Cortez, Colorado
Dolores, Colorado
Gateway, Colorado
sourceLocatedInState Colorado
usedFor irrigation
recreation
whitewater boating

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

Dolores River hasNameMeaning River of Sorrows
River of Sorrows hasEnglishName River of Sorrows
River of Sorrows hasNameMeaningInEnglish River of Sorrows
River of Sorrows hasEnglishToponymMeaning River of Sorrows