Laramie River

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The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River flowing through Colorado and Wyoming, historically significant as a route and resource for frontier forts and westward expansion.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Laramie River canonical 7
Little Laramie River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Fort Laramie National Historic Site
linked to: Fort Laramie
basinCountry United States
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 80
U.S. Route 287 NERFINISHED
drainageBasin North Platte River basin
linked to: North Platte River
ecosystemType cold-water river
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsThrough Albany County, Wyoming
Larimer County, Colorado
Platte County, Wyoming
hasTributary Chugwater Creek
Little Laramie River
linked to: Laramie River
historicalSignificance served frontier forts in the region
used as a route for westward expansion
locatedIn Colorado
Wyoming
mouthLocation North Platte River near Fort Laramie, Wyoming
linked to: North Platte River
namedAfter Jacques La Ramee
linked to: Jacques LaRamie
partOf Mississippi River basin
Missouri River watershed
passesNear City of Laramie, Wyoming
linked to: Laramie, Wyoming
region High Plains
linked to: High Plains region

Laramie Plains
sourceLocation Northern Colorado
Rocky Mountains
state Colorado
Wyoming
tributaryOf North Platte River
usedFor fishing
irrigation
recreation
wildlife habitat

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Referenced by (8)

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

Fort Laramie locatedOn Laramie River
Fort Laramie namedAfter Laramie River
Laramie County namedAfter Laramie River
North Platte River hasTributary Laramie River
Laramie, Wyoming locatedOnRiver Laramie River
Fort John locatedNear Laramie River
Laramie River hasTributary Little Laramie River
linked to: Laramie River
Laramie Range namedAfter Laramie River