Red River
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Red River is the English name commonly used for the Kızılırmak River, the longest river entirely within Turkey, known for its reddish silt-laden waters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red River (Kızılırmak) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| flowsIntoBodyOfWater | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Ankara Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kayseri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kırıkkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kırşehir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevşehir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Samsun Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinop Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Çankırı Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Çorum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Hirfanlı Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapulukaya Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kesikköprü Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Kızılırmak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Delice River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devrez River NERFINISHED ⓘ Gökırmak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Halys River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Anatolia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | boundary of ancient kingdoms in Anatolia ⓘ |
| knownFor | reddish silt-laden waters ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1355 km
ⓘ
approximately 842 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| longestRiverEntirelyIn | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Bafra ⓘ |
| mouthProvince | Samsun Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Avanos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bafra NERFINISHED ⓘ Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kırıkkale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sedimentType | reddish silt ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Kızıldağ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceProvince | Sivas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Eastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| waterColorCause | high sediment load ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.