Souris River

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The Souris River is a winding prairie river in the north-central United States and south-central Canada that flows through North Dakota and Manitoba before joining the Assiniboine River.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Souris River canonical 6
Rivière Souris 1
Souris River basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international river of North America
river
alsoKnownAs Mouse River
Rivière Souris
linked to: Souris River
basinCountry Canada
United States
borderCrossing United States–Canada border
country Canada
United States
crossesProvince Manitoba
Saskatchewan
crossesState North Dakota
drainageBasin Hudson Bay drainage basin
flowsDirection generally northward and eastward
flowsThrough Manitoba
North Dakota
Saskatchewan
governedByAgreement Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
hasCharacteristic meandering
prairie river
hasFloodControlInfrastructure dams
reservoirs
hasTributary Antler River
Des Lacs River
Plum Creek
hasUse irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation
lengthApproxKm 700
locatedIn Great Plains
North America
Prairies
managedBy International Souris River Board
mouth Assiniboine River
mouthCountry Canada
mouthLocation Manitoba
notableFloodEvent 2011 Souris River flood
partOf Red River–Lake Winnipeg–Hudson Bay watershed
passesThrough Brandon, Manitoba
Estevan, Saskatchewan
Minot, North Dakota
region north-central United States
south-central Canada
riverSystem Assiniboine River
sourceLocation Saskatchewan
subjectTo flooding
tributaryOf Assiniboine River
watershedType agricultural watershed

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Assiniboine River hasTributary Souris River
Minot, North Dakota locatedOnRiver Souris River
Red River Basin hasTributary Souris River
Souris River alsoKnownAs Rivière Souris
linked to: Souris River
2011 Souris River flood mainRiver Souris River
2011 Souris River flood riverBasin Souris River basin
linked to: Souris River
Estevan, Saskatchewan isLocatedOn Souris River
Manitoba Highway 10 crosses Souris River