Watauga River

river in North Carolina and Tennessee, United States
Place river Q2544418
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Watauga River

Summary

Watauga River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watauga River is located in Washington County[3].
  • Watauga River is located in Sullivan County[4].
  • Watauga River is located in Carter County[5].
  • Watauga River is located in Johnson County[6].
  • Watauga River is located in Avery County[7].
  • Watauga River is located in Watauga County[8].
  • Watauga River is in the country of United States[9].
  • Watauga River's image is recorded as Watauga River-27527.jpg[10].
  • Watauga River's instance of is recorded as river[11].
  • Watauga River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh99003106[12].
  • Watauga River's Commons category is recorded as Watauga River[13].
  • Watauga River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as South Fork Holston River[14].
  • Watauga River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Watauga Lake[15].
  • Watauga River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1327321[16].
  • Watauga River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.4476035, 'lon': -82.4223658}[17].
  • Watauga River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.1237384, 'lon': -81.835389}[18].
  • Watauga River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m5y7[19].
  • Watauga River's tributary is recorded as Doe River[20].
  • Watauga River's tributary is recorded as Roan Creek[21].
  • Watauga River's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4666029[22].
  • Watauga River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+126'}[23].
  • Watauga River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2248'}[24].
  • Watauga River's drainage basin is recorded as Holston River drainage basin[25].
  • Watauga River's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["River", "WataugaRiver::7694y"][26].
  • Watauga River's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007532554205171[27].

Body

Geography

Watauga River is in the country of United States[9]. Located in include Washington County[3], a county of Tennessee[28], in United States[29], founded in 1777[30]; Sullivan County[4], a county of Tennessee[31], in United States[32], founded in 1779[33]; Carter County[5], a county of Tennessee[34], in United States[35], founded in 1796[36]; Johnson County[6], a county of Tennessee[37], in United States[38], founded in 1836[39]; Avery County[7], a county of North Carolina[40], in United States[41], founded in 1911[42]; and Watauga County[8], a county of North Carolina[43], in United States[44], founded in 1849[45].

Physical Characteristics

Watauga River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+126'}[23].

Designation and Status

Watauga River's instance of is recorded as river[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Watauga River include Watauga County[46], a county of North Carolina[47], in United States[48], founded in 1849[49].

Why It Matters

Watauga River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

Entities named for it include Watauga County[46], a county of North Carolina[47], in United States[48], founded in 1849[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . 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
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  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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