Nooksack River
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The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nooksack River canonical | 14 |
| North Fork Nooksack River | 4 |
| Middle Fork Nooksack River | 2 |
| Nooksack River valley | 2 |
| Nooksack | 1 |
| Nooksack River basin | 1 |
| North Fork Nooksack River basin | 1 |
| South Fork Nooksack River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2511528 — 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: Nooksack River Context triple: [Bellingham metropolitan area, waterBody, Nooksack River]
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A.
Quinault River
The Quinault River is a glacially fed river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through temperate rainforest to the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Skokomish River
The Skokomish River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through Mason County into Hood Canal, known for its salmon runs and frequent flooding.
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C.
Skagit River
The Skagit River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that flows from the Cascade Mountains through fertile valleys and into Puget Sound, supporting significant salmon runs and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
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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E.
Nisqually River
The Nisqually River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the glaciers of Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, supporting rich ecosystems and significant tribal and local communities along its course.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nooksack River Target entity description: The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.
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A.
Quinault River
The Quinault River is a glacially fed river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through temperate rainforest to the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Skokomish River
The Skokomish River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the Olympic Mountains through Mason County into Hood Canal, known for its salmon runs and frequent flooding.
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C.
Skagit River
The Skagit River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that flows from the Cascade Mountains through fertile valleys and into Puget Sound, supporting significant salmon runs and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
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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E.
Nisqually River
The Nisqually River is a river in western Washington State that flows from the glaciers of Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, supporting rich ecosystems and significant tribal and local communities along its course.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nooksack Indian Tribe ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage | western slopes of the North Cascades ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Bellingham Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Bellingham Bay watershed
|
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Bellingham Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Deming, Washington
ⓘ
Everson, Washington ⓘ Ferndale, Washington ⓘ Lynden, Washington ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Bellingham Bay estuarine system ⓘ |
| hasFloodRisk | Whatcom County communities ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Nooksack people ⓘ |
| hasRecreationSite | Nooksack Falls area ⓘ |
| hasSourceRegion |
Mount Baker Wilderness
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Baker area
North Cascades ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Nooksack River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Fork Nooksack River
Nooksack River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork Nooksack River
Nooksack River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South Fork Nooksack River
|
| hasWatercourseType |
glacially influenced river
ⓘ
snowmelt-fed river ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
chinook salmon
ⓘ
chum salmon ⓘ coho salmon ⓘ pink salmon ⓘ salmon ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Whatcom County NERFINISHED ⓘ Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bellingham, Washington ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | sea level ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Bellingham Bay
ⓘ
near Bellingham, Washington ⓘ |
| nearbyMountain |
Mount Baker
ⓘ
Twin Sisters Range ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nooksack River watershed
ⓘ
Salish Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Salish Sea watershed
|
| region | northwestern Washington ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ kayaking ⓘ rafting ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
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Subject: Nooksack River Description of subject: The Nooksack River is a major river in northwestern Washington State that drains the western slopes of the North Cascades and flows through Whatcom County to Bellingham Bay.
Referenced by (26)
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