Upper Mississippi River

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:borders Iowa and Illinois
Iowa and Wisconsin
Minnesota and Wisconsin
Missouri and Illinois
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:hasLockAndDamSystem yes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used for transportation and trade since pre-Columbian times
important in westward expansion of the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Mississippi River
gptkbp:length approximately 1,250 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkb:St._Paul
gptkb:La_Crosse
gptkb:Quad_Cities
gptkb:Dubuque
gptkbp:mouth confluence with Missouri River
gptkbp:navigationChannelDepth 9 feet
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Eads_Bridge
gptkb:Stone_Arch_Bridge
gptkb:Hennepin_Avenue_Bridge
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:bird
paddlefish
freshwater mussels
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Great_River_Road
gptkb:Lake_Pepin
bay
Bluffs
gptkbp:numberOfLocks 29
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Mississippi_National_River_and_Recreation_Area
gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlife_and_Fish_Refuge
gptkbp:recreationalActivity birdwatching
boating
camping
fishing
gptkbp:source gptkb:Lake_Itasca
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Des_Moines_River
gptkb:Illinois_River
gptkb:Minnesota_River
gptkb:St._Croix_River
gptkb:Rock_River
gptkb:Wisconsin_River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River_National_Wildlife_and_Fish_Refuge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5