North Branch Potomac River

tributary of the Potomac River in West Virginia and Maryland, United States
Place watercourse Q14006686
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North Branch Potomac River

Summary

North Branch Potomac River is a watercourse[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of watercourse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Branch Potomac River is located in Allegany County[3].
  • North Branch Potomac River is located in Hampshire County[4].
  • North Branch Potomac River is located in Mineral County[5].
  • North Branch Potomac River is located in Garrett County[6].
  • North Branch Potomac River is located in Grant County[7].
  • North Branch Potomac River is located in Preston County[8].
  • North Branch Potomac River is in the country of United States[9].
  • North Branch Potomac River's image is recorded as Potomac North Branch South Branch confluence air.jpg[10].
  • North Branch Potomac River's instance of is recorded as watercourse[11].
  • North Branch Potomac River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316600902[12].
  • North Branch Potomac River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2008007801[13].
  • North Branch Potomac River's Commons category is recorded as North Branch Potomac River[14].
  • North Branch Potomac River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2636998[15].
  • North Branch Potomac River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Potomac River[16].
  • North Branch Potomac River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 586218[17].
  • North Branch Potomac River's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 39.5284255, 'longitude': -78.5875141, 'precision': 1e-07}[18].
  • North Branch Potomac River's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 39.1951073, 'longitude': -79.4892197, 'precision': 0.000277778}[19].
  • North Branch Potomac River's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000918828[20].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Abram Creek[21].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as New Creek[22].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Wills Creek[23].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Savage River[24].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Patterson Creek[25].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Evitts Creek[26].
  • North Branch Potomac River's tributary is recorded as Georges Creek[27].

Body

Geography

North Branch Potomac River is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Allegany County[3], a county of Maryland[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30]; Hampshire County[4], a county of West Virginia[31], in United States[32], founded in 1754[33]; Mineral County[5], a county of West Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1866[36]; Garrett County[6], a county of Maryland[37], in United States[38], founded in 1872[39]; Grant County[7], a county of West Virginia[40], in United States[41], founded in 1866[42]; and Preston County[8], a county of West Virginia[43], in United States[44], founded in 1818[45].

Physical Characteristics

North Branch Potomac River's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+525'}[46].

Designation and Status

North Branch Potomac River's instance of is recorded as watercourse[11].

Why It Matters

North Branch Potomac River ranks in the top 6% of watercourse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The National Map. Retrieved . apps.nationalmap.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The National Map. Retrieved . potomacriver.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The National Map. Retrieved . potomacriver.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The National Map. Retrieved . potomacriver.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The National Map. Retrieved . potomacriver.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The National Map. Retrieved . potomacriver.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The National Map. Retrieved . apps.nationalmap.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [46] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . 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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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