Sweetwater River

E168739
river

The Sweetwater River is a historically significant waterway in Wyoming that served as a crucial landmark and resource for emigrants traveling westward along overland trails in the 19th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sweetwater River canonical 6
Sweetwater River watershed 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossesNear Devils Gate (Wyoming) ⓘ
Independence Rock ⓘ
flowsThrough Carbon County, Wyoming ⓘ
Fremont County, Wyoming ⓘ
Natrona County, Wyoming ⓘ
Sweetwater County, Wyoming ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor emigrant travel on the California Trail ⓘ
emigrant travel on the Mormon Trail ⓘ
emigrant travel on the Oregon Trail ⓘ
landmarkOn California Trail ⓘ
Mormon Trail ⓘ
Oregon Trail ⓘ
locatedIn Carbon County, Wyoming ⓘ
Fremont County, Wyoming ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
Natrona County, Wyoming ⓘ
Sweetwater County, Wyoming ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
mouthLocation near Alcova, Wyoming ⓘ
mouthOfWatercourse North Platte River ⓘ
notableFor association with major 19th-century emigrant trails ⓘ
proximity to key trail landmarks such as Independence Rock and Devils Gate ⓘ
partOf historic overland route to the American West Coast ⓘ
region central Wyoming ⓘ
riverSystem Mississippi River ⓘ
Missouri River ⓘ
Platte River ⓘ
significantFor 19th-century westward expansion in the United States ⓘ
sourceLocation Fremont County, Wyoming ⓘ
southern end of the Wind River Range ⓘ
state Wyoming ⓘ
tributaryOf North Platte River ⓘ
usedAs water source for emigrant wagon trains ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

California Trail → follows → Sweetwater River ⓘ
Oregon Trail → followsRiver → Sweetwater River ⓘ
Mormon Trail → crosses → Sweetwater River ⓘ
Sweetwater County → namedAfter → Sweetwater River ⓘ
North Platte River → hasTributary → Sweetwater River ⓘ
Wyoming Territory → contains → Sweetwater River ⓘ
Sweetwater River → partOf → Sweetwater River ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sweetwater River watershed