Des Moines River

river in the central United States
Place river Q492787
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Des Moines River

Summary

Des Moines River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Des Moines River is located in Minnesota[3].
  • Des Moines River is located in Iowa[4].
  • Des Moines River is located in Missouri[5].
  • Des Moines River is located in Lee County[6].
  • Des Moines River is located in Clark County[7].
  • Des Moines River is located in Van Buren County[8].
  • Des Moines River is in the country of United States[9].
  • Des Moines River's route map is recorded as Desmoinesrivermap.png[10].
  • Des Moines River's image is recorded as Des Moines River, North of Ottumwa, Iowa (11004355043).jpg[11].
  • Des Moines River's instance of is recorded as river[12].
  • Des Moines River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315527130[13].
  • Des Moines River's locator map image is recorded as Desmoinesrivermap.png[14].
  • Des Moines River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88004185[15].
  • Des Moines River's Commons category is recorded as Des Moines River[16].
  • Des Moines River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14291829[17].
  • Des Moines River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Mississippi River[18].
  • Des Moines River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 465582[19].
  • Des Moines River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.3812, 'lon': -91.4224}[20].
  • Des Moines River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.0838509, 'lon': -95.6880668}[21].
  • Des Moines River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02bxt7[22].
  • Des Moines River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Des Moines River[23].
  • Des Moines River's tributary is recorded as Boone River[24].
  • Des Moines River's tributary is recorded as Raccoon River[25].
  • Des Moines River's tributary is recorded as Beaver Creek[26].
  • Des Moines River's tributary is recorded as Competine Creek[27].

Body

Geography

Des Moines River is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Minnesota[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1858[30]; Iowa[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1846[33]; Missouri[5], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1821[36]; Lee County[6], a county of Iowa[37], in United States[38], founded in 1836[39]; Clark County[7], a county of Missouri[40], in United States[41], founded in 1836[42]; and Van Buren County[8], a county of Iowa[43], in United States[44], founded in 1836[45].

Physical Characteristics

Des Moines River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+845'}[46].

Designation and Status

Des Moines River's instance of is recorded as river[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Des Moines River include Des Moines[47], a city in the United States[48], in United States[49], founded in 1843[50] and Des Moines County[51], a county of Iowa[52], in United States[53], founded in 1834[54].

Why It Matters

Des Moines River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for it include Des Moines[47], a city in the United States[48], in United States[49], founded in 1843[50] and Des Moines County[51], a county of Iowa[52], in United States[53], founded in 1834[54].

References

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  26. [46] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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