Owyhee River
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The Owyhee River is a remote, scenic river in the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for its deep desert canyons, whitewater rafting, and important wildlife habitat.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owyhee River canonical | 8 |
| Middle Fork Owyhee River | 1 |
| North Fork Owyhee River | 1 |
| Owyhee River drainage basin | 1 |
| Owyhee River watershed | 1 |
| Owyhee Wild and Scenic River segments | 1 |
| South Fork Owyhee River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1769878 — 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: Owyhee River Context triple: [Snake River, hasTributary, Owyhee River]
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A.
Owyhee
Owyhee is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Nevada, located on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation near the Idaho border.
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B.
Cottonwood River
The Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Neosho River in central Kansas, flowing through the city of Emporia and the surrounding prairie landscape.
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C.
Henry’s Fork
Henry’s Fork is a major tributary of the Snake River in eastern Idaho, renowned for its scenic canyons, waterfalls, and world-class trout fishing.
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D.
Reno River
The Reno River is a watercourse in northern Italy that flows through the Emilia-Romagna region, including the city of Bologna, before joining the Reno basin on its way toward the Adriatic Sea.
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E.
Sevier River
The Sevier River is a major river in central Utah that flows through arid valleys and agricultural regions before terminating in the landlocked Sevier Lake within the Great Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Owyhee River Target entity description: The Owyhee River is a remote, scenic river in the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for its deep desert canyons, whitewater rafting, and important wildlife habitat.
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A.
Owyhee
Owyhee is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeastern Nevada, located on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation near the Idaho border.
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B.
Cottonwood River
The Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Neosho River in central Kansas, flowing through the city of Emporia and the surrounding prairie landscape.
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C.
Henry’s Fork
Henry’s Fork is a major tributary of the Snake River in eastern Idaho, renowned for its scenic canyons, waterfalls, and world-class trout fishing.
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D.
Reno River
The Reno River is a watercourse in northern Italy that flows through the Emilia-Romagna region, including the city of Bologna, before joining the Reno basin on its way toward the Adriatic Sea.
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E.
Sevier River
The Sevier River is a major river in central Utah that flows through arid valleys and agricultural regions before terminating in the landlocked Sevier Lake within the Great Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesBorder |
Oregon–Idaho border
ⓘ
surface form:
Idaho–Oregon border
Nevada–Idaho border ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Idaho
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
bighorn sheep
ⓘ
raptors ⓘ sagebrush-dependent species ⓘ |
| hasDam | Owyhee Dam ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | wild and scenic river (on some segments) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canyon
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ desert landscape ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Crooked Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan Creek ⓘ Middle Fork Owyhee River ⓘ North Fork Owyhee River ⓘ South Fork Owyhee River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep desert canyons
ⓘ
important wildlife habitat ⓘ remote wilderness character ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| languageOriginOfName | corruption of "Hawaii" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ |
| locatedInEcoregion | sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| managesBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
|
| mouthLocation |
Snake River
ⓘ
near Adrian, Oregon ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | Hawaiian trappers who disappeared in the region ⓘ |
| OwyheeDamLocation | near Nyssa, Oregon ⓘ |
| OwyheeDamUse | irrigation water storage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Owyhee River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Owyhee River drainage basin
|
| passesThrough |
Elko County
ⓘ
surface form:
Elko County, Nevada
Malheur County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Owyhee County, Idaho ⓘ |
| protectedAreaWithin |
Owyhee Canyonlands (Oregon portion)
ⓘ
surface form:
Owyhee Canyonlands (Idaho and Oregon BLM lands)
|
| recreationSeason | spring (for whitewater boating) ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin Desert ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Northern Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Nevada
|
| tributaryOf | Snake River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
camping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ whitewater boating ⓘ |
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Subject: Owyhee River Description of subject: The Owyhee River is a remote, scenic river in the Great Basin region of the western United States, known for its deep desert canyons, whitewater rafting, and important wildlife habitat.
Referenced by (14)
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