York River

river in Virginia, United States
Place river Q2258289
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York River

Summary

York River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • York River is located in Virginia[3].
  • York River is in the country of United States[4].
  • York River's image is recorded as York River State Park, York River, Virginia (5272174124).jpg[5].
  • York River's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • York River's locator map image is recorded as Yorkrivermap.png[7].
  • York River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85149227[8].
  • York River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 10001373[9].
  • York River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Chesapeake Bay[10].
  • York River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1479591[11].
  • York River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.521388888889, 'lon': -76.796111111111}[12].
  • York River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.247777777778, 'lon': -76.3825}[13].
  • York River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035ml2[14].
  • York River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Mattaponi River[15].
  • York River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Pamunkey River[16].
  • York River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:York River (Virginia)[17].
  • York River's tributary is recorded as Mattaponi River[18].
  • York River's tributary is recorded as Pamunkey River[19].
  • York River's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[20].
  • York River's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[21].
  • York River's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4794950[22].
  • York River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+55'}[23].
  • York River's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+31.0'}[24].
  • York River's drainage basin is recorded as York River drainage basin[25].
  • York River's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007531988205171[26].
  • York River's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/22e205a2-d346-4ae6-8654-04a29088adb7[27].

Body

Geography

York River is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

York River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+55'}[23].

Designation and Status

York River's instance of is recorded as river[6].

Why It Matters

York River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The National Map. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · PRINT-CaseyWolf · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id 1243888
    Origin of the watercourse Mattaponi River, Pamunkey River
    Tributary Mattaponi River, Pamunkey River
    Discharge {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+31.0'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2163]]: 1243888"
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