San Juan River

tributary of the Colorado River in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico in the United States
Place river Q1542874
San Juan River
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San Juan River

Summary

San Juan River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • San Juan River is located in San Juan County[3].
  • San Juan River is located in Montezuma County[4].
  • San Juan River is located in Rio Arriba County[5].
  • San Juan River is located in San Juan County[6].
  • San Juan River is located in Archuleta County[7].
  • San Juan River is in the country of United States[8].
  • San Juan River's image is recorded as SanJuanRiver2006.jpg[9].
  • San Juan River's instance of is recorded as river[10].
  • San Juan River's basin country is recorded as United States[11].
  • San Juan River's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315126750[12].
  • San Juan River's locator map image is recorded as Sanjuanrivermap-new.png[13].
  • San Juan River's Commons category is recorded as San Juan River (Colorado River tributary)[14].
  • San Juan River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 4008703[15].
  • San Juan River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Colorado River[16].
  • San Juan River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1454998[17].
  • San Juan River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.3652846, 'lon': -106.9005955}[18].
  • San Juan River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.1797156, 'lon': -110.900703}[19].
  • San Juan River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k2dm[20].
  • San Juan River's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1150599[21].
  • San Juan River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as San Juan Mountains[22].
  • San Juan River's tributary is recorded as Animas River[23].
  • San Juan River's tributary is recorded as La Plata River[24].
  • San Juan River's tributary is recorded as Navajo River[25].
  • San Juan River's tributary is recorded as Piedra River[26].
  • San Juan River's tributary is recorded as East Fork San Juan River[27].

Body

Geography

San Juan River is in the country of United States[8]. Located in include San Juan County[3], a county of Utah[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30]; Montezuma County[4], a county of Colorado[31], in United States[32], founded in 1889[33]; Rio Arriba County[5], a county of New Mexico[34], in United States[35], founded in 1852[36]; and Archuleta County[7], a county of Colorado[37], in United States[38], founded in 1885[39].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+3704'}[40] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1129'}[41]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+383'}[42] and {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+616'}[43].

Designation and Status

San Juan River's instance of is recorded as river[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for San Juan River include San Juan County[44], a county of New Mexico[45], in United States[46], founded in 1887[47].

Why It Matters

San Juan River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for it include San Juan County[44], a county of New Mexico[45], in United States[46], founded in 1887[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . wikidata.org.
  27. [43] . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . wikidata.org.

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
  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. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . 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. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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