Puyallup River
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The Puyallup River is a glacially fed river in western Washington that flows from Mount Rainier through the Tacoma–Puyallup area into Puget Sound.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puyallup River canonical | 16 |
| Puyallup River (via Commencement Bay) | 1 |
| Puyallup River basin | 1 |
| Puyallup River system | 1 |
| Puyallup River watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T744909 — 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: Puyallup River Context triple: [Seattle metropolitan area, hasRiver, Puyallup River]
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Snohomish River
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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B.
Washougal River
The Washougal River is a scenic tributary of the Columbia River in southwestern Washington State, popular for fishing, swimming, and outdoor recreation.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Puyallup River Target entity description: The Puyallup River is a glacially fed river in western Washington that flows from Mount Rainier through the Tacoma–Puyallup area into Puget Sound.
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A.
Snohomish River
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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B.
Washougal River
The Washougal River is a scenic tributary of the Columbia River in southwestern Washington State, popular for fishing, swimming, and outdoor recreation.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Puyallup Tribe
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surface form:
Puyallup Indian Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation
|
| averageDischarge |
approximately 3,000 cubic feet per second
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approximately 85 cubic meters per second ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 366 square miles
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approximately 948 square kilometers ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crossedBy |
Interstate 5
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State Route 167 ⓘ State Route 512 ⓘ |
| dischargeLocation | near Tacoma, Washington ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Commencement Bay ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
habitat degradation
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industrial pollution ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Fife, Washington
ⓘ
Orting, Washington ⓘ Puyallup Valley ⓘ Puyallup ⓘ
surface form:
Puyallup, Washington
Sumner, Washington ⓘ Tacoma, Washington ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 45 miles
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approximately 72 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pierce County
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surface form:
Pierce County, Washington
Washington ⓘ western Washington ⓘ |
| mouth | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Tacoma, Washington ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Puyallup people ⓘ |
| originatesOnGlacier |
Puyallup Glacier
ⓘ
South Mowich Glacier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Puget Sound watershed
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| riverSystem | Puyallup River basin ⓘ |
| source | Mount Rainier ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ |
| sourceMountainRange | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| sourceType | glacial meltwater ⓘ |
| subjectTo | flooding ⓘ |
| tributary |
Carbon River
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Clarks Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Clear Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Mowich River ⓘ South Prairie Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ White River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
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municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ salmon habitat ⓘ steelhead habitat ⓘ |
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Subject: Puyallup River Description of subject: The Puyallup River is a glacially fed river in western Washington that flows from Mount Rainier through the Tacoma–Puyallup area into Puget Sound.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.