Cannon River

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The Cannon River is a scenic waterway in southeastern Minnesota known for its recreational opportunities like canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, as well as its role in draining agricultural and rural landscapes before joining the Mississippi River.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cannon River canonical 18
Cannon River Valley 1
Cannon River watershed 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country United States
crossedBy Minnesota State Highway 3
U.S. Route 52
railroad bridges in Northfield
drainageBasin Mississippi River basin
drains agricultural landscapes
rural landscapes
ecosystemType temperate river ecosystem
flowsThrough Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Faribault, Minnesota
Northfield, Minnesota
hasDesignation scenic river
hasNearbyProtectedArea Cannon River Wilderness Park
hasRisk agricultural runoff pollution
seasonal flooding
hasTributary Little Cannon River
Straight River (Minnesota)
Vermillion River (via watershed connection)
hasUse canoeing
fishing
kayaking
recreation
tubing
wildlife observation
hasValley Cannon River Valley
linked to: Cannon River
isPartOf Cannon River watershed
isPopularFor flatwater paddling in normal flows
whitewater paddling in high water
locatedIn Dakota County, Minnesota
Goodhue County, Minnesota
Minnesota
Rice County, Minnesota
locatedInRegion southeastern Minnesota
mouthLocatedIn near Red Wing, Minnesota
mouthOfWatercourse Mississippi River
near Cannon Valley Trail
passesThrough Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA vicinity
Cannon River Wilderness Area
region Upper Midwest
sourceLocatedIn southern Minnesota
state Minnesota
supportsActivity birdwatching
camping along its banks
tributaryOf Mississippi River
waterbodyType freshwater river

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

Rice County, Minnesota hasRiver Cannon River
Northfield, Minnesota hasRiver Cannon River
Southeastern Minnesota hasRiver Cannon River
Faribault, Minnesota locatedOnRiver Cannon River
Lonsdale, Minnesota locatedInWatershed Cannon River watershed
linked to: Cannon River
Cannon River frontage follows Cannon River
Dundas, Minnesota locatedOnRiver Cannon River
Dundas, Minnesota waterway Cannon River
Cannon River hasValley Cannon River Valley
linked to: Cannon River
Cannon Falls, Minnesota namedAfter Cannon River
Cannon Falls, Minnesota locatedOn Cannon River
Rice County hasRiver Cannon River
Riverside Park (Northfield, Minnesota) adjacentTo Cannon River
subject linked to: Riverside Park
Riverside Park (Northfield, Minnesota) locatedAlong Cannon River
subject linked to: Riverside Park
Riverside Park (Northfield, Minnesota) hasView Cannon River
subject linked to: Riverside Park
Straight River mouthOfWatercourse Cannon River
Straight River tributaryOf Cannon River
TH 19 crosses Cannon River