Red River of the South

E67613

intermittent boundary river river

The Red River of the South is a major river in the south-central United States that forms much of the border between Texas and Oklahoma before flowing into the Mississippi River system.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Red River of the South canonical	37
Red River	31
Red River (Louisiana)	5
Red River of the South basin	4
Red River (Louisiana–Texas)	1
Red River (Texas–Oklahoma)	1
Red River (of the South)	1
Red River basin	1
Red River between Texas and Oklahoma	1
Red River drainage basin	1
Red River of the South watershed	1
Red River system (historically, as an oxbow-like remnant)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T169943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Red River of the South
Context triple: [Denison, Texas, locatedNear, Red River of the South]

A. Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through several states and serves as a key resource for navigation, power generation, and regional development.
B. Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state in the Deep South known for the Mississippi River, its influential role in American history and culture—especially blues music—and its largely rural, agricultural landscape.
C. White River
The White River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows into Lake Superior and is known for its rugged, forested watershed and recreational fishing opportunities.
D. Trinity River
The Trinity River is a major waterway in Texas that flows through the Dallas–Fort Worth area before continuing southeast toward the Gulf of Mexico.
E. Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley is a region in the southeastern United States centered around the Tennessee River, known for its historically rural economy, flood-prone landscape, and large-scale development through New Deal-era infrastructure and power projects.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Red River of the South
Target entity description: The Red River of the South is a major river in the south-central United States that forms much of the border between Texas and Oklahoma before flowing into the Mississippi River system.

A. Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through several states and serves as a key resource for navigation, power generation, and regional development.
B. Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state in the Deep South known for the Mississippi River, its influential role in American history and culture—especially blues music—and its largely rural, agricultural landscape.
C. White River
The White River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows into Lake Superior and is known for its rugged, forested watershed and recreational fishing opportunities.
D. Trinity River
The Trinity River is a major waterway in Texas that flows through the Dallas–Fort Worth area before continuing southeast toward the Gulf of Mexico.
E. Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley is a region in the southeastern United States centered around the Tennessee River, known for its historically rural economy, flood-prone landscape, and large-scale development through New Deal-era infrastructure and power projects.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermittent boundary river ⓘ river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Red River of the South ⓘ surface form: Red River Red River of the South ⓘ surface form: Red River (of the South)
associatedWithEvent	Red River Campaign (participation) ⓘ surface form: Red River Campaign (American Civil War)
averageDischarge	about 970 m³/s ⓘ
basinArea	approximately 169890 km² ⓘ approximately 65590 sq mi ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
colorNameOrigin	reddish sediment it carries ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dischargeLocation	Alexandria, Louisiana ⓘ
drainageBasinIncludes	parts of Arkansas ⓘ parts of Louisiana ⓘ parts of Oklahoma ⓘ parts of Texas ⓘ
flowsThrough	Arkansas ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ
formsPartOfBorderBetween	Texas ⓘ surface form: Texas and Arkansas Oklahoma ⓘ surface form: Texas and Oklahoma
hasFeature	Red River Valley ⓘ
historicallySignificantFor	boundary disputes ⓘ trade ⓘ transportation ⓘ
length	approximately 1360 mi ⓘ approximately 2190 km ⓘ
locatedIn	south-central United States ⓘ
majorTributary	Black River (Louisiana) ⓘ Kiamichi River ⓘ Little River ⓘ Little River (Arkansas) ⓘ Sulphur River ⓘ Washita River ⓘ Wichita River ⓘ
mouthElevation	0 m ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Louisiana ⓘ
partOf	Mississippi River basin ⓘ surface form: Mississippi River system
passesNear	Alexandria, Louisiana ⓘ Shreveport, Louisiana, United States ⓘ surface form: Shreveport, Louisiana Texarkana metropolitan area ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn	Texas ⓘ
sourceRegion	Texas Panhandle ⓘ
tributaryOf	Atchafalaya River ⓘ
usedFor	hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (85)

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

Denison, Texas, United States → locatedNear → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Denison, Texas

Red River County, Texas → namedAfter → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Red River County, Texas → bordersOn → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Great Plains → majorRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

U.S. state of Oklahoma → hasMajorRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Oklahoma

South Central United States → hasMajorRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

Grayson County, Texas → locatedOn → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Lake Texoma → formedByDamOn → Red River of the South ⓘ

Lake Texoma → inflow → Red River of the South ⓘ

Lake Texoma → outflow → Red River of the South ⓘ

Lake Texoma → partOf → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River basin

Mississippi River → majorTributary → Red River of the South ⓘ

Ark-La-Tex → hasMajorRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

Texoma region → followsRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Texoma region → hasRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Sherman, Texas → locatedNear → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River (Texas–Oklahoma)

Mississippi River basin → hasPart → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River of the South basin

Sherman, Texas metropolitan area → proximityTo → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Cooke County, Texas → borderRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Texas (to the south and southeast via the Red River region) → borderDefinedInPartBy → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas

this entity surface form: Red River

Texas (to the south and southeast via the Red River region) → hasLargestRiverAlongNorthernBoundary → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas

this entity surface form: Red River

Texas (to the south and southeast via the Red River region) → hasBorderRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Texas

this entity surface form: Red River

Red River (southeastern boundary area) → partOf → Red River of the South ⓘ

Red River (southeastern boundary area) → tributaryOf → Red River of the South ⓘ

Red River (southeastern boundary area) → hasWatercourse → Red River of the South ⓘ

Red River Valley → hasTransportationCorridor → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Red River of the South → alsoKnownAs → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Red River of the South → alsoKnownAs → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River (of the South)

Cloutierville, Louisiana, United States → locatedNear → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Cloutierville, Louisiana

this entity surface form: Red River

Shreveport → locatedOn → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Bossier City → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Inland Waterway System of the United States → hasPart → Red River of the South ⓘ

Fannin County, Texas → hasRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Texarkana, Texas → locatedNear → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Red River Showdown → namedAfter → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Red River of the North → separatedFrom → Red River of the South ⓘ

Washita River → tributaryOf → Red River of the South ⓘ

Washita River → mouthLocation → Red River of the South ⓘ

Washita River → drainageBasin → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River drainage basin

Central United States → hasMajorRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

Denison → hasNearbyWaterBody → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Bryan County, Oklahoma → bordersOn → Red River of the South ⓘ

Marshall County, Oklahoma → borders → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Marshall County, Oklahoma → locatedOn → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Southern Oklahoma → hasRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River

Durant, Oklahoma → hasRiverNearby → Red River of the South ⓘ

Grant Parish, Louisiana → borderingWaterBody → Red River of the South ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red River (Louisiana)

Sherman → locatedNear → Red River of the South ⓘ

subject surface form: Sherman, Texas

Southern Plains → majorRiver → Red River of the South ⓘ

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