Waterton River

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Waterton River is a mountain-fed river in southwestern Alberta, Canada, flowing from the Rocky Mountains through Waterton Lakes and into the prairies.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Waterton River canonical 9
Waterton River watershed 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent North America
country Canada
crosses Canada–United States hydrological boundary
drainageBasin Hudson Bay drainage basin
fedBy glacial meltwater
mountain snowmelt
flowsDirection generally northeast
flowsThrough Blood 148 Indian Reserve
Cardston County
Lower Waterton Lake
Municipal District of Willow Creek
Waterton Lakes
Waterton Lakes National Park
hasEcosystemType montane river
prairie river
hasNearbySettlement Cardston
Fort Macleod
Waterton Park
hasProtectedAreaAlongCourse Waterton Lakes National Park
hasSourceIn Waterton Lakes National Park
hasSourceNear Waterton Lake
hasWatershedLandUse agricultural land
protected area
rangeland
hasWildlifeHabitat riparian birds
trout
waterfowl
locatedIn Alberta
Great Plains
Prairies
southwestern Alberta
linked to: western Alberta
mouth Belly River
partOf South Saskatchewan River basin
region Southwestern Alberta
linked to: southern Alberta
sourceRegion Canadian Rockies
Rocky Mountains
tributaryOf Belly River
usedFor boating
fishing
irrigation
recreation
waterBodyType freshwater

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Referenced by (10)

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

Waterton Lakes National Park hasRiver Waterton River
Oldman River hasTributary Waterton River
Upper Waterton Lake hasOutflow Waterton River
Middle Waterton Lake outflow Waterton River
Middle Waterton Lake inflow Waterton River
Middle Waterton Lake partOf Waterton River watershed
linked to: Waterton River
Lower Waterton Lake inflow Waterton River
Lower Waterton Lake outflow Waterton River
Lower Waterton Lake drainsInto Waterton River