Kaweah River

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The Kaweah River is a Sierra Nevada waterway in California that flows through Sequoia National Park and the foothills near the town of Three Rivers before feeding into Lake Kaweah.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kaweah River canonical 13
Kaweah River system 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
watercourse
associatedWith Giant Forest sequoia grove
surface form: Giant Sequoia groves (nearby in Sequoia National Park)
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Tulare County, California
drainageBasin San Joaquin Valley
flowsInto Lake Kaweah
flowsThrough Sequoia National Park
Sierra Nevada foothills
Three Rivers, California
flowsWestFrom Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
forms Lake Kaweah
hasFloodControlFunction yes
hasNameEtymology named after the Yokuts word for "crow" or "raven"
hasReachesIn Sequoia National Park
Sierra Nevada foothills
hasTributary East Fork Kaweah River
Marble Fork Kaweah River
Middle Fork Kaweah River
South Fork Kaweah River
hasWatershed Kaweah River watershed
impoundedBy Terminus Dam
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
Tulare County, California
surface form: Tulare County
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (at Terminus Dam)
mouthLocation Lake Kaweah
near Visalia, California
notableFor steep gradient and challenging whitewater sections
partOf Sierra Nevada river system
passesNear Three Rivers, California
protectedArea Sequoia National Park
recreationActivity fishing
rafting
whitewater kayaking
region Central California
riverSystem Tulare Basin
surface form: Tulare Lake basin
sourceLocation Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada, California
state California, United States
surface form: California
tributaryOf Tulare Basin
surface form: Tulare Lake basin
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
recreation
waterbodyType perennial river

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

Great Western Divide drainage Kaweah River
Tulare Basin receivesInflowFrom Kaweah River
Kaweah River canyon carvedBy Kaweah River
Southern Sierra Nevada drainage Kaweah River
Woodlake, California locatedNear Kaweah River
Kaweah River headwaters partOf Kaweah River
Kaweah River headwaters sourceOf Kaweah River
Tulare Lake inflow Kaweah River
Mount Kaweah namedAfter Kaweah River
Kaweah River watershed primaryRiver Kaweah River
Kaweah River watershed drainsTo Kaweah River
Kaweah River watershed riverSystem Kaweah River
this entity surface form: Kaweah River system