Raccoon River
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The Raccoon River is a central Iowa waterway that flows through the Des Moines area and serves as a major source of the city's drinking water and recreation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raccoon River canonical | 6 |
| South Raccoon River | 3 |
| Middle Raccoon River | 2 |
| North Raccoon River | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | multiple road bridges in Des Moines ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | agricultural lands of central Iowa ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Valley Junction area
ⓘ
West Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ
surface form:
West Des Moines
|
| flowsThrough |
Dallas County, Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ
surface form:
Des Moines
Polk County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
agricultural runoff
ⓘ
high nitrate levels ⓘ nutrient pollution ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Raccoon River Park ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Raccoon River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Raccoon River
Raccoon River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Raccoon River
Raccoon River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South Raccoon River
|
| hasUse |
source of industrial process water
ⓘ
urban recreation corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iowa
ⓘ
central Iowa ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Des Moines River ⓘ |
| near | downtown Des Moines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Des Moines metropolitan area hydrology
ⓘ
Mississippi River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River watershed
|
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| sourceOf | drinking water for Des Moines ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
flood control efforts
ⓘ
water quality monitoring ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Des Moines River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | Des Moines Water Works ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Raccoon River
this entity surface form:
South Raccoon River
this entity surface form:
North Raccoon River
this entity surface form:
Middle Raccoon River
this entity surface form:
South Raccoon River
this entity surface form:
Middle Raccoon River
this entity surface form:
South Raccoon River
subject surface form:
Central Iowa