Gunnison River

river in Colorado, United States, that is a tributary of the Colorado River
Place river Q558645
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Gunnison River

Summary

Gunnison River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gunnison River is located in Mesa County[3].
  • Gunnison River is located in Delta County[4].
  • Gunnison River is located in Montrose County[5].
  • Gunnison River is located in Gunnison County[6].
  • Gunnison River is in the country of United States[7].
  • Gunnison River's route map is recorded as Gunnison river basin map.png[8].
  • Gunnison River's image is recorded as GunnisonRiver from SunsetView.jpg[9].
  • Gunnison River's instance of is recorded as river[10].
  • John Williams Gunnison is named after Gunnison River[11].
  • Gunnison River's basin country is recorded as United States[12].
  • Gunnison River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315125723[13].
  • Gunnison River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85057936[14].
  • Gunnison River's Commons category is recorded as Gunnison River[15].
  • Gunnison River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Colorado River[16].
  • Gunnison River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Blue Mesa Reservoir[17].
  • Gunnison River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 201748[18].
  • Gunnison River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.663611111111, 'lon': -106.84722222222}[19].
  • Gunnison River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.061666666667, 'lon': -108.57833333333}[20].
  • Gunnison River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k2sm[21].
  • Gunnison River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Rocky Mountains[22].
  • Gunnison River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gunnison River[23].
  • Gunnison River's tributary is recorded as Cimarron River[24].
  • Gunnison River's tributary is recorded as Uncompahgre River[25].
  • Gunnison River's tributary is recorded as Taylor River[26].
  • Gunnison River's tributary is recorded as East River[27].

Body

Geography

Gunnison River is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Mesa County[3], a county of Colorado[28], in United States[29], founded in 1883[30]; Delta County[4], a county of Colorado[31], in United States[32], founded in 1883[33]; Montrose County[5], a county of Colorado[34], in United States[35], founded in 1883[36]; and Gunnison County[6], a county of Colorado[37], in United States[38], founded in 1877[39].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+4554'}[40] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1388'}[41]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+169'}[42] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+290'}[43].

Designation and Status

Gunnison River's instance of is recorded as river[10].

History and Context

John Williams Gunnison is named after Gunnison River[11].

Why It Matters

Gunnison River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . wikidata.org.
  27. [43] . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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