Niagara River

watercourse on the boundary of Canada and the United States
Place river Q182343
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The Niagara River is a river located in North America.

Niagara River

Summary

Niagara River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,283 views/month, #98 of 13,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • Niagara River is located in New York[3].
  • Niagara River is located in Ontario[4].
  • Niagara River is in the country of United States[5].
  • Niagara River is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Niagara River is on the continent of North America[7].
  • Niagara River's instance of is recorded as river[8].
  • Niagara River's basin country is recorded as United States[9].
  • Niagara River's Commons category is recorded as Niagara River[10].
  • Niagara River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Lake Ontario[11].
  • Niagara River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Ontario[12].
  • Niagara River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Erie[13].
  • Niagara River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Ontario[14].
  • Niagara River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.2625, 'lon': -79.07}[15].
  • Niagara River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.884166666666665, 'lon': -78.91416666666667}[16].
  • Niagara River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Lake Erie[17].
  • Niagara River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Niagara River[18].
  • Niagara River's tributary is recorded as Scajaquada Creek[19].
  • Niagara River's tributary is recorded as Tonawanda Creek[20].
  • Niagara River's category for the water basin is recorded as Q8956369[21].
  • Niagara River's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Niagara River's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23].
  • Niagara River's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Niagara River's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Niagara River's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Dritter Band[26].
  • Niagara River's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include United States[5], a sovereign state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1776[30] and Canada[6], a dominion of the British Empire[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1867[33]. Located in include New York[3], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1788[36] and Ontario[4], a province of Canada[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1867[39]. Niagara River is on the continent of North America[7].

Physical Characteristics

Niagara River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+53'}[40].

Designation and Status

Niagara River's instance of is recorded as river[8]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site[41].

Why It Matters

Niagara River ranks in the top 0.72% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,283 views/month, #98 of 13,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [41] . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation Ramsar site
    Instance of
    Category for the water basin Q8956369
    Described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
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