South Platte River

E139995

river tributary

The South Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River that flows through Colorado and Nebraska, running through Denver and serving as an important source of water, recreation, and habitat in the region.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
South Platte River canonical	28
South Platte River basin	5
South Platte River Basin	2
South Platte River Valley	2
South Platte River region	1
South Platte River valley (eastern reaches)	1
South Platte River watershed	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ tributary ⓘ
basinArea	approximately 24,000 square miles ⓘ approximately 62,000 square kilometers ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
confluenceWith	North Platte River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	eastern Colorado ⓘ surface form: Colorado Eastern Plains Great Plains ⓘ surface form: High Plains
flowsThrough	Adams County, Colorado ⓘ Arapahoe County, Colorado ⓘ Denver, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Denver Deuel County, Nebraska ⓘ Douglas County, Colorado ⓘ Englewood, Colorado ⓘ Keith County, Nebraska ⓘ Littleton, Colorado ⓘ Sedgwick County, Colorado ⓘ Weld County, Colorado ⓘ
forms	Platte River ⓘ
hasDam	Chatfield Dam ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity	fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ rafting ⓘ tubing ⓘ
hasReservoir	Chatfield Reservoir ⓘ Eleven Mile Reservoir (via South Platte headwaters system) ⓘ
hasWildlifeHabitat	riparian ecosystems ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
importantFor	agricultural irrigation in northeastern Colorado ⓘ water supply for Denver metropolitan area ⓘ wildlife habitat in the central Great Plains ⓘ
isTributaryOf	Platte River ⓘ
length	approximately 450 miles ⓘ approximately 720 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ
majorCityOnRiver	Brighton, Colorado ⓘ Denver, Colorado ⓘ surface form: Denver Greeley ⓘ surface form: Greeley, Colorado
mouthOf	Platte River ⓘ
near	Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Denver metropolitan area
partOf	South Platte River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South Platte River Basin
riverSystem	Mississippi River basin ⓘ surface form: Mississippi River watershed Missouri River Basin ⓘ surface form: Missouri River basin
sourceLocation	Park County, Colorado ⓘ South Park (Colorado basin) ⓘ
sourceRegion	Front Range of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
usedFor	fisheries ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

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

Denver, Colorado, United States → locatedOnRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

Colorado Gold Rush → significantSite → South Platte River ⓘ

eastern Colorado → contains → South Platte River ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Colorado

this entity surface form: South Platte River valley (eastern reaches)

eastern Colorado → waterSource → South Platte River ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Colorado

U.S. Route 34 → crosses → South Platte River ⓘ

Front Range of the Rocky Mountains → drainedBy → South Platte River ⓘ

Highlands Ranch → locatedInWatershed → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River basin

Brighton → locatedNear → South Platte River ⓘ

subject surface form: Brighton, Colorado

Colorado-Big Thompson Project → waterDestination → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River Basin

Colorado-Big Thompson Project → affectsRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

Denver, Colorado → river → South Platte River ⓘ

Platte River → formedByConfluenceOf → South Platte River ⓘ

western Nebraska → hasMajorRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

Englewood, Colorado → locatedOn → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River basin

South Platte River → partOf → South Platte River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River Basin

Cherry Creek → tributaryOf → South Platte River ⓘ

Cherry Creek → confluenceWith → South Platte River ⓘ

Auraria, Colorado Territory → locatedNear → South Platte River ⓘ

Littleton, Colorado → locatedOnRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

city of Sterling → locatedOn → South Platte River ⓘ

subject surface form: Sterling, Colorado

this entity surface form: South Platte River region

Douglas County, Colorado → isPartOf → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River basin

North Platte River → confluenceWith → South Platte River ⓘ

Denver County, Colorado → locatedIn → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River Valley

Denver County, Colorado → feature → South Platte River ⓘ

Sedgwick County → isOnRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

Weld County, Colorado → hasMajorRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

Weld County, Colorado → locatedInRegion → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River Valley

Fort Morgan, Colorado → locatedOn → South Platte River ⓘ

Cache la Poudre River → mouthOfWatercourse → South Platte River ⓘ

Cache la Poudre River → riverSystem → South Platte River ⓘ

Big Thompson River → mouthOfWaterBody → South Platte River ⓘ

Big Thompson River → tributaryOf → South Platte River ⓘ

Big Thompson River → partOf → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River watershed

Logan County → hasMajorRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

subject surface form: Logan County, Colorado

Morgan County → hasRiver → South Platte River ⓘ

subject surface form: Morgan County, Colorado

Clear Creek → flowsInto → South Platte River ⓘ

Clear Creek → watershed → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River basin

Mosquito Range → drainageTo → South Platte River ⓘ

St. Vrain Creek → tributaryOf → South Platte River ⓘ

St. Vrain Creek → partOf → South Platte River ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Platte River basin