New River

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geographical feature river

The New River is one of North America’s oldest rivers, renowned for its deep gorge, whitewater rapids, and scenic landscapes as it flows through the Appalachian region.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
New River canonical	46
New River watershed	3
New River (nearby region)	1
New River (part of county boundary/area)	1
New River at Glen Lyn, Virginia	1
New River basin	1
New River headwaters	1
New River–Kanawha River system	1
South Fork New River	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
ageClaim	often cited as one of the oldest rivers in the world ⓘ one of the oldest rivers in North America ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy	New River Gorge Bridge ⓘ
ecosystemType	temperate forest river ecosystem ⓘ
erosionalLandform	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ surface form: New River Gorge
flowsDirection	generally northward ⓘ
flowsThrough	North Carolina ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
hasBiodiversity	diverse aquatic species ⓘ riparian wildlife habitats ⓘ
hasFeature	forested riverbanks ⓘ numerous rapids ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ
knownFor	ancient geologic age ⓘ deep gorge ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ whitewater rapids ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mouth	Kanawha River ⓘ
mouthLocation	Gauley Bridge, West Virginia ⓘ
NewRiverGorgeBridgeType	steel arch bridge ⓘ
partOf	New River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New River–Kanawha River system
passesNear	Fayetteville, West Virginia ⓘ
passesThrough	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ surface form: New River Gorge
protectedArea	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ New River Gorge National Park and Preserve ⓘ surface form: New River Gorge National River (former designation)
recreation	fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ rock climbing (in gorge area) ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ
region	Appalachia ⓘ surface form: Appalachian region
riverSystem	Mississippi River basin ⓘ Ohio River basin ⓘ
sourceLocation	Northwestern North Carolina ⓘ
tourismImportance	major outdoor recreation destination in Appalachia ⓘ
tributaryOf	Kanawha River ⓘ
usedFor	hydroelectric power generation (in some sections) ⓘ
USStateProtectedIn	West Virginia ⓘ
whitewaterClassification	sections with Class III rapids ⓘ sections with Class IV rapids ⓘ sections with Class V rapids ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern West Virginia → traversedByRiver → New River ⓘ

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → river → New River ⓘ

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → contains → New River ⓘ

Fayetteville → hasNearbyRiver → New River ⓘ

subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia

Bluestone National Scenic River → partOfWatershed → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River watershed

Summers County, West Virginia → traversedByRiver → New River ⓘ

Fayette County → traversedBy → New River ⓘ

subject surface form: Fayette County, West Virginia

Summers County → knownFor → New River ⓘ

Summers County → hasRiver → New River ⓘ

Greenbrier County → hasRiver → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River (nearby region)

Blue Ridge Mountains → majorRiverSource → New River ⓘ

Camp Johnson → locatedNear → New River ⓘ

Marine Corps Air Station New River → namedAfter → New River ⓘ

western Virginia → drainedBy → New River ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Virginia

East River → tributaryOf → New River ⓘ

East River → mouthLocation → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River at Glen Lyn, Virginia

Giles County, Virginia → traversedBy → New River ⓘ

New River → partOf → New River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River–Kanawha River system

Gauley River → joinsWith → New River ⓘ

Greenbrier River → tributaryOf → New River ⓘ

Greenbrier River → mouthRiver → New River ⓘ

Greenbrier River → drainageBasin → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River basin

Virginia–West Virginia boundary → follows → New River ⓘ

Bluestone River → mouthOfWatercourse → New River ⓘ

Bluestone River → tributaryOf → New River ⓘ

Bluestone State Park → locatedOnWaterbody → New River ⓘ

Boone, North Carolina → hasRiver → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Fork New River

New River Gorge Bridge → crosses → New River ⓘ

Fayette County, West Virginia → bordersRiver → New River ⓘ

Kanawha River → sourceRiver → New River ⓘ

Kanawha River → formedByConfluenceOf → New River ⓘ

Hinton, West Virginia, United States → locatedOnRiver → New River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hinton, West Virginia

Hinton, West Virginia, United States → hasFeature → New River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hinton, West Virginia

Northwestern North Carolina → contains → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River headwaters

Hinton–Thurmond–Handley coal route → runsAlong → New River ⓘ

Summersville, West Virginia → hasNearbyRiver → New River ⓘ

Bridge Day → riverCrossed → New River ⓘ

Pipestem, West Virginia → hasNearbyWaterBody → New River ⓘ

Hinton Historic District → associatedWith → New River ⓘ

Hinton Historic District → hasView → New River ⓘ

Sandstone Falls → locatedOnWaterway → New River ⓘ

Sandstone Falls → riverSystem → New River ⓘ

Sandstone Falls → watercourse → New River ⓘ

Fayetteville, West Virginia → hasNearbyRiver → New River ⓘ

Gauley Bridge, West Virginia → locatedAtConfluenceOf → New River ⓘ

Mount Hope, West Virginia → hasNearbyWaterBody → New River ⓘ

this entity surface form: New River watershed

Hinton → locatedOnRiver → New River ⓘ

New River Valley → namedAfter → New River ⓘ

New River Valley → hasRiver → New River ⓘ

Hinton, West Virginia → locatedOn → New River ⓘ