Kootenay River

river in North America. Tributary of the Columbia River
Place river Q2262
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Kootenay River

Summary

Kootenay River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kootenay River is located in British Columbia[3].
  • Kootenay River is located in Boundary County[4].
  • Kootenay River is located in Lincoln County[5].
  • Kootenay River is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Kootenay River is in the country of United States[7].
  • Kootenay River is on the continent of North America[8].
  • Kootenay River's instance of is recorded as river[9].
  • Kootenay River's Commons category is recorded as Kootenay River[10].
  • Kootenay River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Columbia River[11].
  • Kootenay River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Kootenay Lake[12].
  • Kootenay River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Koocanusa[13].
  • Kootenay River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.3166219, 'lon': -117.6510945}[14].
  • Kootenay River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.9950865, 'lon': -115.1791191}[15].
  • Kootenay River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Rocky Mountains[16].
  • Kootenay River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kootenay River[17].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Elk River[18].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Yaak River[19].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Slocan River[20].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Moyie River[21].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Duncan River[22].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Vermilion River[23].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as White River[24].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Palliser River[25].
  • Kootenay River's tributary is recorded as Cross River[26].
  • Kootenay River's category for the water basin is recorded as Q8956169[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Canada[6], a dominion of the British Empire[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1867[30] and United States[7], a sovereign state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1776[33]. Located in include British Columbia[3], a province of Canada[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1871[36]; Boundary County[4], a county of Idaho[37], in United States[38], founded in 1915[39]; and Lincoln County[5], a county of Montana[40], in United States[41], founded in 1909[42]. Kootenay River is on the continent of North America[8].

Physical Characteristics

Kootenay River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+780'}[43].

Designation and Status

Kootenay River's instance of is recorded as river[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kootenay River include Kootenays[44], a region[45], in Canada[46].

Why It Matters

Kootenay River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include Kootenays[44], a region[45], in Canada[46].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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