Pecos River

river in New Mexico and Texas in the United States
BodyOfWater stream Q1356561
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Pecos River

Summary

Pecos River is a stream[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of stream entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #3 of 822).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pecos River is located in Texas[3].
  • Pecos River is located in New Mexico[4].
  • Pecos River is in the country of United States[5].
  • Pecos River's instance of is recorded as stream[6].
  • Pecos Pueblo is named after Pecos River[7].
  • Pecos River's Commons category is recorded as Pecos River[8].
  • Pecos River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Rio Grande[9].
  • Pecos River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.973666666667, 'lon': -105.55877777778}[10].
  • Pecos River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.6997, 'lon': -101.3715}[11].
  • Pecos River's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈpeɪkəs[12].
  • Pecos River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pecos River[13].
  • Pecos River's tributary is recorded as Rio Hondo[14].
  • Pecos River's tributary is recorded as Tunas Creek[15].
  • Pecos River's tributary is recorded as Howard Draw[16].
  • Pecos River's tributary is recorded as Live Oak Creek[17].
  • Pecos River's tributary is recorded as Rio Penasco[18].
  • Pecos River's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Pecos River's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Pecos River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1490'}[21].
  • Pecos River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1560'}[22].
  • Pecos River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+115000'}[23].
  • Pecos River's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+8'}[24].
  • Pecos River's drainage basin is recorded as Pecos River basin[25].

Body

Geography

Pecos River is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Texas[3], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1845[28], headquartered in Austin[29] and New Mexico[4], an U.S. state[30], in United States[31], founded in 1912[32], headquartered in Santa Fe[33].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1490'}[21] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1560'}[22].

Designation and Status

Pecos River's instance of is recorded as stream[6].

History and Context

Pecos Pueblo is named after Pecos River[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pecos River include Pecos County[34], a county of Texas[35], in United States[36], founded in 1875[37].

Why It Matters

Pecos River ranks in the top 0.36% of stream entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (234 views/month, #3 of 822).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Pecos County[34], a county of Texas[35], in United States[36], founded in 1875[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → pecos-river
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: pecos-river, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289954180|pecos river (#289954180)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
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