Snake River

major tributary of the Columbia River in the northwestern United States
Place river Q272074
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Snake River

Summary

Snake River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,480 views/month, #33 of 13,643).[2]

Key Facts

  • Snake River is located in Washington[3].
  • Snake River is located in Idaho[4].
  • Snake River is located in Oregon[5].
  • Snake River is located in Wyoming[6].
  • Snake River is in the country of United States[7].
  • Snake River's instance of is recorded as river[8].
  • Snake River's basin country is recorded as United States[9].
  • Snake River's Commons category is recorded as Snake River[10].
  • Snake River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Columbia River[11].
  • Snake River comprises Shoshone Falls[12].
  • Snake River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.1861, 'longitude': -119.029}[13].
  • Snake River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.1303, 'longitude': -110.2194}[14].
  • Snake River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Yellowstone National Park[15].
  • Snake River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Snake River[16].
  • Snake River's Commons gallery is recorded as Snake River[17].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Owyhee River[18].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Malheur River[19].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Powder River[20].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Heart River[21].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Boise River[22].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Salmon River[23].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Clearwater River[24].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Raft River[25].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Palouse River[26].
  • Snake River's tributary is recorded as Bruneau River[27].

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Geography

Snake River is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Washington[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1889[30]; Idaho[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1890[33]; Oregon[5], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1859[36], headquartered in Salem[37]; and Wyoming[6], an U.S. state[38], in United States[39], founded in 1890[40].

Physical Characteristics

Snake River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+1735'}[41].

Designation and Status

Snake River's instance of is recorded as river[8].

Why It Matters

Snake River ranks in the top 0.24% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,480 views/month, #33 of 13,643).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · An Errant Knight · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basin country → United States
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7691]]: snake_river, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83141547|Snake River (#83141547)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2968|The Oregon Encyclo"
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