Winnipeg River

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river

The Winnipeg River is a major waterway in northwestern Ontario and southeastern Manitoba that flows northwest from Lake of the Woods toward Lake Winnipeg, supporting hydroelectric power generation and recreation along its course.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Winnipeg River canonical	4
Rivière Winnipeg	1
Winnipeg River basin	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
flowDirection	northwest ⓘ
flowsFrom	Lake of the Woods ⓘ
flowsInto	Lake Winnipeg ⓘ
formsPartOfBorder	Manitoba–Ontario border ⓘ surface form: Ontario–Manitoba border
hasAlternativeName	Winnipeg River ⓘ surface form: Rivière Winnipeg
hasBasinCountry	Canada ⓘ
hasHydroelectricDam	McArthur Falls Generating Station ⓘ surface form: Great Falls Generating Station Kenora generating stations ⓘ McArthur Falls Generating Station ⓘ Pointe du Bois Generating Station ⓘ Seven Sisters Falls Generating Station ⓘ McArthur Falls Generating Station ⓘ surface form: Slave Falls Generating Station Whiteshell generating stations ⓘ
hasHydroelectricOperator	Manitoba Hydro ⓘ
hasMajorTributary	Bird River NERFINISHED ⓘ Black River (Manitoba) ⓘ English River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee River ⓘ Manigotagan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pine River (Manitoba) ⓘ Whiteshell River ⓘ Wabigoon River ⓘ surface form: Winnipeg River (Ontario tributaries collectively)
hasMouthElevation	217 metres ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity	boating ⓘ camping along shoreline ⓘ canoeing ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ
hasSourceElevation	322 metres ⓘ
historicalUse	Indigenous travel corridor ⓘ fur trade transportation route ⓘ
isPartOf	Nelson River ⓘ surface form: Nelson River watershed
locatedIn	Manitoba ⓘ Ontario ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Northwestern Ontario ⓘ surface form: northwestern Ontario southeastern Manitoba ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
partOfDrainageBasin	Hudson Bay drainage basin ⓘ
passesThrough	Kenora ⓘ Lac du Bonnet area ⓘ Powerview–Pine Falls ⓘ Whiteshell Provincial Park (Ontario portion) ⓘ surface form: Whiteshell Provincial Park region
supportsUse	commercial navigation (local) ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreation ⓘ
traversesEcoregion	Canadian Shield ⓘ surface form: Boreal Shield

Referenced by (6)

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

Lake of the Woods → hasOutflow → Winnipeg River ⓘ

Lake Winnipeg → inflow → Winnipeg River ⓘ

central Canada → hasMajorRiver → Winnipeg River ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Canada

Winnipeg River → hasAlternativeName → Winnipeg River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rivière Winnipeg

Manitoba–Ontario border → crossesWaterBody → Winnipeg River ⓘ

Hudson Bay drainage basin → hasPart → Winnipeg River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Winnipeg River basin