Hay River

river in Alberta, British Columbia and Northwest Territories, Canada
Place river Q2231
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Hay River

Summary

Hay River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hay River is located in Alberta[3].
  • Hay River is located in British Columbia[4].
  • Hay River is located in Northwest Territories[5].
  • Hay River is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Hay River's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Hay River's Commons category is recorded as Hay River[8].
  • Hay River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Great Slave Lake[9].
  • Hay River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Mackenzie River[10].
  • Hay River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.085, 'lon': -119.02194444444}[11].
  • Hay River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.861666666667, 'lon': -115.73333333333}[12].
  • Hay River's tributary is recorded as Chinchaga River[13].
  • Hay River's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[14].
  • Hay River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+702'}[15].
  • Hay River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+48200'}[16].

Body

Geography

Hay River is in the country of Canada[6]. Located in include Alberta[3], a province of Canada[17], in Canada[18], founded in 1905[19]; British Columbia[4], a province of Canada[20], in Canada[21], founded in 1871[22]; and Northwest Territories[5], a territory of Canada[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1870[25].

Physical Characteristics

Hay River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+702'}[15].

Designation and Status

Hay River's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Why It Matters

Hay River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . 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. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Dolphyb · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 58.085, 'lon': -119.02194444444}, {'lat': 60.861666666667, 'lon': -115.73333333333}
    Instance of
    Instance of river
    Tributary Chinchaga River
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