Tensas River

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The Tensas River is a river in northeastern Louisiana that flows through rich alluvial plains and wetlands before joining other waterways to form part of the Ouachita River system.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tensas River canonical 6
Tensas River (Alabama) 1
Tensas River watershed 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithEcoregion Mississippi River Alluvial Plain ecoregion
associatedWithHabitat bottomland hardwood forests
wetland ecosystems
basinCountry United States
country United States
drainageBasin Lower Mississippi River Basin
flowsInDirection generally south
flowsThrough alluvial plains
rich alluvial plains
riverine wetlands
wetlands
hasFloodplain alluvial floodplain
hasHydrologicalRole tributary
hasNameOrigin derived from a Native American tribe name
hasWildlife amphibians
fish
reptiles
waterfowl
locatedIn Concordia Parish
Franklin Parish
Louisiana
Madison Parish
Tensas Parish
locatedInHydrologicalRegion Mississippi Alluvial Plain
locatedInRegion northeastern Louisiana
mouthLocatedIn Louisiana
partOf Ouachita River system
Tensas River watershed
linked to: Tensas River
supportsLandUse agriculture
forestry
tributaryOf Ouachita River
usedFor boating
fishing
hunting
recreation
watercourseType freshwater river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Ouachita River hasTributary Tensas River
Tensas River partOf Tensas River watershed
linked to: Tensas River
Mobile River drainage basin drainageBasinOf Tensas River (Alabama)
linked to: Tensas River
Tensas Parish namedFor Tensas River
Tensas Parish hasRiver Tensas River
Louisiana Delta region drainedBy Tensas River