Brazos River
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The Brazos River is a major waterway in Texas that flows from the High Plains to the Gulf of Mexico, playing a key role in the region’s agriculture, water supply, and history.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brazos River canonical | 34 |
| Brazos River basin | 7 |
| Brazos River valley | 2 |
| Brazos River (nearby) | 1 |
| Brazos River watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T627411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Brazos River Context triple: [South Central United States, hasMajorRiver, Brazos River]
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A.
Mandovi River
The Mandovi River is a major west-flowing river in western India that plays a central role in Goa’s ecology, transport, and tourism.
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B.
Trinity River
The Trinity River is a major waterway in Texas that flows through the Dallas–Fort Worth area before continuing southeast toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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C.
Red River
The Red River is a major river in northern Vietnam that flows through the capital Hanoi and plays a crucial role in the region’s agriculture, transportation, and history.
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D.
Claro River
The Claro River is a tributary in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that joins with another watercourse to form the Elqui River, an important river system in the country’s arid north.
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E.
Red River of the South
The Red River of the South is a major river in the south-central United States that forms much of the border between Texas and Oklahoma before flowing into the Mississippi River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brazos River Target entity description: The Brazos River is a major waterway in Texas that flows from the High Plains to the Gulf of Mexico, playing a key role in the region’s agriculture, water supply, and history.
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A.
Mandovi River
The Mandovi River is a major west-flowing river in western India that plays a central role in Goa’s ecology, transport, and tourism.
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B.
Trinity River
The Trinity River is a major waterway in Texas that flows through the Dallas–Fort Worth area before continuing southeast toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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C.
Red River
The Red River is a major river in northern Vietnam that flows through the capital Hanoi and plays a crucial role in the region’s agriculture, transportation, and history.
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D.
Claro River
The Claro River is a tributary in Chile’s Coquimbo Region that joins with another watercourse to form the Elqui River, an important river system in the country’s arid north.
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E.
Red River of the South
The Red River of the South is a major river in the south-central United States that forms much of the border between Texas and Oklahoma before flowing into the Mississippi River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climateZone |
humid subtropical near mouth
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semi-arid at headwaters ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dischargesInto | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Brazos River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brazos River basin
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| ecosystemType | riparian ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bryan, Texas
ⓘ
College Station, Texas ⓘ Freeport, Texas ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Texas ⓘ Waco, Texas ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Washington-on-the-Brazos
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surface form:
Washington-on-the-Brazos bridge area
|
| hasDam |
Morris Sheppard Dam
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Possum Kingdom Dam ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | subject to periodic flooding ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Lake Brazos
ⓘ
Lake Granbury ⓘ Lake Whitney ⓘ Possum Kingdom Lake ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important in the Texas Revolution era
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important route in early Texas settlement ⓘ site of early Spanish exploration in Texas ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1,280 km
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approximately 800 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| majorUse |
hydroelectric power generation
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industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| managedBy | Brazos River Authority ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Spanish "Río de los Brazos de Dios" ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Arms of God River ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area
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surface form:
Houston metropolitan area
|
| sourceRegion |
Great Plains
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surface form:
High Plains
Llano Estacado ⓘ |
| stateRankByLength | one of the longest rivers in Texas ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture in central Texas
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agriculture in coastal Texas ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
aquatic invertebrates
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freshwater fish ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
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Subject: Brazos River Description of subject: The Brazos River is a major waterway in Texas that flows from the High Plains to the Gulf of Mexico, playing a key role in the region’s agriculture, water supply, and history.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.