Colorado River
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The Colorado River is a major waterway of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, renowned for carving the Grand Canyon and serving as a crucial water source for arid regions and Indigenous communities.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T29726 — 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: Colorado River Context triple: [Mojave people, primaryRiver, Colorado River]
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Missouri River
The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, flowing from the Rocky Mountains of western Montana to join the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
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Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a major river in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that forms much of the border between the two countries before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
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C.
Mojave River
The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the Mojave Desert of California that mostly flows underground and provides a crucial water source for the region’s arid ecosystems and communities.
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D.
American River
The American River is a major waterway in Northern California known for its role in the Gold Rush, outdoor recreation, and as a key tributary of the Sacramento River.
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E.
Walker River
Walker River is a river in eastern California and western Nevada that flows from the Sierra Nevada through arid valleys into Walker Lake, providing vital water for ecosystems and agriculture in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Colorado River Target entity description: The Colorado River is a major waterway of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, renowned for carving the Grand Canyon and serving as a crucial water source for arid regions and Indigenous communities.
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A.
Missouri River
The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, flowing from the Rocky Mountains of western Montana to join the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
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B.
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande is a major river in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that forms much of the border between the two countries before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
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C.
Mojave River
The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the Mojave Desert of California that mostly flows underground and provides a crucial water source for the region’s arid ecosystems and communities.
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D.
American River
The American River is a major waterway in Northern California known for its role in the Gold Rush, outdoor recreation, and as a key tributary of the Sacramento River.
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E.
Walker River
Walker River is a river in eastern California and western Nevada that flows from the Sierra Nevada through arid valleys into Walker Lake, providing vital water for ecosystems and agriculture in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermittent international river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinSize | about 640000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderOf |
Arizona
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dischargeLocation | Gulf of California ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Colorado River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Basin
|
| environmentalIssue |
habitat loss in the delta
ⓘ
overallocation of water rights ⓘ reduced flow to the delta ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Arizona
ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Colorado ⓘ Nevada ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Colorado River Compact
ⓘ
Law of the River ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Davis Dam
ⓘ
Glen Canyon Dam ⓘ Hoover Dam ⓘ Imperial Dam ⓘ Parker Dam ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Lake Havasu
ⓘ
Lake Mead ⓘ Lake Powell ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Dolores River
ⓘ
Gila River ⓘ Green River ⓘ Little Colorado River ⓘ San Juan River ⓘ Virgin River ⓘ |
| historicallyEmptiedInto | Gulf of California ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carving the Grand Canyon
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ large irrigation projects ⓘ major water source for arid regions ⓘ water supply to major U.S. cities ⓘ |
| length |
about 1450 miles
ⓘ
about 2330 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Northern Mexico ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| lowerBasinStates |
Arizona
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Gulf of California
ⓘ
Gulf of California ⓘ
surface form:
Sea of Cortez
|
| namedAfter |
Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
|
| partOf |
Colorado River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Basin
|
| passesThrough |
Black Canyon
ⓘ
Lake Powell ⓘ
surface form:
Glen Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Canyon
|
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping along its banks ⓘ fishing ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| servesAsWaterSourceFor |
Colorado River Indian Tribes
ⓘ
Hopi Tribe of Arizona ⓘ
surface form:
Hopi Tribe
Indigenous communities ⓘ Navajo Nation ⓘ Quechan people ⓘ
surface form:
Quechan Tribe
|
| sourceLocation |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
drought ⓘ water allocation disputes ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture in the Imperial Valley
ⓘ
agriculture in the Palo Verde Valley ⓘ agriculture in the Yuma area ⓘ |
| upperBasinStates |
Colorado
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ navigation in some reaches ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterSharedBy |
Mexico
ⓘ
seven U.S. basin states ⓘ |
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Subject: Colorado River Description of subject: The Colorado River is a major waterway of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, renowned for carving the Grand Canyon and serving as a crucial water source for arid regions and Indigenous communities.
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