Snohomish River
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The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Snohomish River canonical | 13 |
| Snohomish River basin | 2 |
| Snohomish River valley | 2 |
| Quilceda Creek | 1 |
| Stillaguamish River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T744908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Snohomish River Context triple: [Seattle metropolitan area, hasRiver, Snohomish River]
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Duwamish River
The Duwamish River is an industrialized waterway in Washington State that flows through the Seattle area and into Elliott Bay, historically serving as a vital route for commerce and the homeland of the Duwamish people.
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B.
Duwamish
The Duwamish are a Coast Salish Native American people indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, with deep historical, cultural, and spiritual ties to the region’s waterways and lands.
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C.
Okanogan River
The Okanogan River is a north–south flowing river in British Columbia and Washington that drains the Okanagan region into the Columbia River.
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D.
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a significant river in southwestern Washington State, known for its salmon and steelhead runs, hydroelectric dams, and role in regional recreation and fisheries.
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E.
Spokane River
The Spokane River is a significant waterway in the northwestern United States that flows through northern Idaho and eastern Washington, including the city of Spokane, before joining the Columbia River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Snohomish River Target entity description: The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
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A.
Duwamish River
The Duwamish River is an industrialized waterway in Washington State that flows through the Seattle area and into Elliott Bay, historically serving as a vital route for commerce and the homeland of the Duwamish people.
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B.
Duwamish
The Duwamish are a Coast Salish Native American people indigenous to the Seattle, Washington area, with deep historical, cultural, and spiritual ties to the region’s waterways and lands.
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C.
Okanogan River
The Okanogan River is a north–south flowing river in British Columbia and Washington that drains the Okanagan region into the Columbia River.
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D.
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a significant river in southwestern Washington State, known for its salmon and steelhead runs, hydroelectric dams, and role in regional recreation and fisheries.
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E.
Spokane River
The Spokane River is a significant waterway in the northwestern United States that flows through northern Idaho and eastern Washington, including the city of Spokane, before joining the Columbia River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Snohomish Tribe ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 1,856 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 4,806 square kilometers ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | near Monroe, Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crossedBy |
Interstate 5 (via estuary area near Everett)
ⓘ
State Route 9 ⓘ U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drains | western slopes of the Cascade Range in central Washington ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Marine West Coast Forest ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
flood risk management
ⓘ
salmon habitat degradation ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf |
Skykomish River
ⓘ
Snoqualmie River ⓘ |
| hasFeature | tidal estuary near its mouth ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain |
Snohomish River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Snohomish River valley
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| hasTributary |
French Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pilchuck River ⓘ Snohomish River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Quilceda Creek
Woods Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWetlands | estuarine wetlands near Everett ⓘ |
| knownFor | flooding events ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 22 miles
ⓘ
approximately 35 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Snohomish County
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
western Washington ⓘ |
| managementAuthority |
Snohomish County
ⓘ
surface form:
Snohomish County government
Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | 0 meters ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Everett, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Everett, Washington
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| nameOrigin | Snohomish people ⓘ |
| near | Tulalip Bay and Port Gardner via estuary ⓘ |
| partOf | Snohomish River watershed ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Everett, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Everett, Washington
|
| passesThrough |
Monroe, Washington
ⓘ
Stanwood, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Snohomish, Washington
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| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Puget Sound basin
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| supports |
local communities
ⓘ
regional ecosystems ⓘ salmon populations ⓘ steelhead populations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ floodplain agriculture ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Snohomish River Description of subject: The Snohomish River is a major river in western Washington State that flows through Snohomish County into Puget Sound, helping drain the Cascade Range and supporting regional ecosystems and communities.
Referenced by (19)
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