Bull Run River

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Bull Run River is a river in northwestern Oregon that serves as the primary source of drinking water for the city of Portland.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bull Run River canonical 1
South Fork Bull Run River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
accessRestricted yes
basinSize about 139 square miles
country United States
drainageBasin Columbia River Basin
flowsGenerally northwest
flowsInto Sandy River
formsReservoir Bull Run Reservoir 1
Bull Run Reservoir 2
hasDam Dam 1 (Bull Run Dam 1)
Dam 2 (Bull Run Dam 2)
hasEcosystemType temperate rainforest watershed
hasTributary Little Sandy River
North Fork Bull Run River
South Fork Bull Run River
linked to: Bull Run River
impoundedBy Dam 1 (Bull Run Dam 1)
Dam 2 (Bull Run Dam 2)
length about 21.9 miles
locatedEastOf Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland
locatedIn Oregon
northwestern Oregon
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Clackamas County, Oregon
Multnomah County, Oregon
linked to: Multnomah County
locatedInProtectedArea Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
linked to: Bull Run Watershed

Mount Hood National Forest
mainWaterSupplyFor Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland
managedBy Portland Water Bureau
mouth Sandy River
mouthCountry United States
mouthLocation near Bull Run, Oregon
nearbyCity Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland

Sandy, Oregon
notableFor being the primary source of drinking water for Portland, Oregon
partOf Bull Run Watershed Management Unit
linked to: Bull Run Watershed
primaryUse drinking water source
municipal water supply
protectedFor drinking water quality
region Pacific Northwest
riverSystem Columbia River system
source Bull Run Lake
sourceElevation about 3180 feet
sourceLocation Mount Hood National Forest
state Oregon
subjectToRegulationBy City of Portland ordinances
United States Forest Service
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
tributaryOf Sandy River
watercourseThrough Bull Run Watershed
waterRightsHolder City of Portland
linked to: Portland

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Bull Run Watershed drainedBy Bull Run River
Bull Run River hasTributary South Fork Bull Run River
linked to: Bull Run River