Duwamish River
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The Duwamish River is an industrialized waterway in Washington State that flows through the Seattle area and into Elliott Bay, historically serving as a vital route for commerce and the homeland of the Duwamish people.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duwamish River canonical | 20 |
| Duwamish Waterway | 5 |
| Duwamish River valley | 3 |
| Duwamish River (via bridges) | 1 |
| Duwamish Waterway mouth | 1 |
| Duwamish-Green River system | 1 |
| Green River (Duwamish River tributary) | 1 |
| Lower Duwamish Waterway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T744906 — 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: Duwamish River Context triple: [Seattle metropolitan area, hasRiver, Duwamish River]
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A.
Duwamish
The Duwamish are a Coast Salish Native American people indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, with deep historical, cultural, and spiritual ties to the region’s waterways and lands.
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B.
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a significant river in southwestern Washington State, known for its salmon and steelhead runs, hydroelectric dams, and role in regional recreation and fisheries.
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C.
Okanogan River
The Okanogan River is a north–south flowing river in British Columbia and Washington that drains the Okanagan region into the Columbia River.
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D.
Spokane River
The Spokane River is a significant waterway in the northwestern United States that flows through northern Idaho and eastern Washington, including the city of Spokane, before joining the Columbia River.
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E.
Multnomah Creek
Multnomah Creek is a stream in northern Oregon that flows through the Columbia River Gorge and forms the iconic Multnomah Falls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Duwamish River Target entity description: The Duwamish River is an industrialized waterway in Washington State that flows through the Seattle area and into Elliott Bay, historically serving as a vital route for commerce and the homeland of the Duwamish people.
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A.
Duwamish
The Duwamish are a Coast Salish Native American people indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, with deep historical, cultural, and spiritual ties to the region’s waterways and lands.
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B.
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a significant river in southwestern Washington State, known for its salmon and steelhead runs, hydroelectric dams, and role in regional recreation and fisheries.
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C.
Okanogan River
The Okanogan River is a north–south flowing river in British Columbia and Washington that drains the Okanagan region into the Columbia River.
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D.
Spokane River
The Spokane River is a significant waterway in the northwestern United States that flows through northern Idaho and eastern Washington, including the city of Spokane, before joining the Columbia River.
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E.
Multnomah Creek
Multnomah Creek is a stream in northern Oregon that flows through the Columbia River Gorge and forms the iconic Multnomah Falls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentCity |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
Tukwila ⓘ
surface form:
Tukwila, Washington
|
| alternativeName |
Duwamish River
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Duwamish Waterway
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
central to Duwamish tribal identity
ⓘ
traditional fishing area for Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| designatedAs | Superfund site ⓘ |
| designatedBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| ecologicalConcern |
fish consumption advisories
ⓘ
sediment contamination ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Elliott Bay ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus |
contaminated urban river
ⓘ
heavily industrialized waterway ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Seattle ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Seattle
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Seattle
King County ⓘ Port of Seattle ⓘ Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
First Avenue South Bridge
ⓘ
South Park Bridge ⓘ Spokane Street Viaduct ⓘ
surface form:
Spokane Street Bridge
West Seattle Bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dredged navigation channel
ⓘ
industrial shoreline ⓘ restoration sites ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ residential in some reaches ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
homeland of the Duwamish people
ⓘ
vital route for commerce in the Seattle area ⓘ |
| length | approximately 12 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County
ⓘ
surface form:
King County, Washington
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
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| majorUses |
industrial transport
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Elliott Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Elliott Bay, Seattle
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| namedAfter | Duwamish people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Puget Sound watershed
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| restorationEffortsBy |
community organizations
ⓘ
government agencies ⓘ local tribes ⓘ |
| sourceRiver | Green River ⓘ |
| superfundListingYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| undergoing | environmental cleanup ⓘ |
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Subject: Duwamish River Description of subject: The Duwamish River is an industrialized waterway in Washington State that flows through the Seattle area and into Elliott Bay, historically serving as a vital route for commerce and the homeland of the Duwamish people.
Referenced by (33)
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