American River

E33336

river waterway

The American River is a major waterway in Northern California known for its role in the Gold Rush, outdoor recreation, and as a key tributary of the Sacramento River.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
American River canonical	28
American River (approximate regional alignment)	1
American River (to the north, across the railyards)	1
American River watershed	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ waterway ⓘ
basinArea	about 1,900 square miles ⓘ about 4,900 square kilometers ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cityOnRiver	Fair Oaks, California ⓘ Folsom ⓘ surface form: Folsom, California Rancho Cordova ⓘ surface form: Rancho Cordova, California Sacramento ⓘ surface form: Sacramento, California
confluenceOf	Middle Fork American River ⓘ North Fork American River ⓘ South Fork American River ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Sacramento ⓘ surface form: city of Sacramento
flowsDirection	generally westward ⓘ
flowsThrough	El Dorado County, California ⓘ Placer County ⓘ surface form: Placer County, California Sacramento County ⓘ surface form: Sacramento County, California
hasDam	Folsom Dam ⓘ Nimbus Dam ⓘ
hasPart	Middle Fork American River ⓘ North Fork American River ⓘ South Fork American River ⓘ
hasReservoir	Folsom Lake ⓘ Lake Natoma ⓘ
historicalEvent	site of 1848 gold discovery at Sutter’s Mill on the South Fork ⓘ
knownFor	American River Parkway ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking along its banks ⓘ kayaking ⓘ role in the California Gold Rush ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ
length	about 120 miles ⓘ about 190 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Northern California ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Sacramento ⓘ surface form: city of Sacramento
mouthLocation	Sacramento River ⓘ
partOf	Sacramento River Basin ⓘ surface form: Sacramento–San Joaquin River watershed
protectedArea	American River Parkway ⓘ
recreationArea	Auburn State Recreation Area ⓘ
region	Sacramento Valley ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ
sourceCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
sourceRegion	Sierra Nevada ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
tributaryOf	Sacramento River ⓘ
usedFor	flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

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

Sacramento → locatedOnRiver → American River ⓘ

River City → hasAssociatedRiver → American River ⓘ

Sutter's Mill → near → American River ⓘ

James W. Marshall → significantPlace → American River ⓘ

Sacramento County → river → American River ⓘ

Eldorado National Forest → hasWatercourse → American River ⓘ

Fair Oaks, California → locatedNear → American River ⓘ

Sacramento Valley → contains → American River ⓘ

New Helvetia (his agricultural colony) → locatedOn → American River ⓘ

subject surface form: New Helvetia

Sierra Nevada foothills → drainedBy → American River ⓘ

Sacramento River → tributary → American River ⓘ

Gold Country → geographicalFeature → American River ⓘ

this entity surface form: American River watershed

Folsom Dam → locatedOnRiver → American River ⓘ

Heart Health Park → near → American River ⓘ

Georgetown → near → American River ⓘ

subject surface form: Georgetown, California

Auburn, California → locatedNear → American River ⓘ

Sacramento metropolitan area → river → American River ⓘ

Fair Oaks Village → near → American River ⓘ

Northern Sierra Nevada → drainedBy → American River ⓘ

South Fork American River → partOf → American River ⓘ

South Fork American River → tributaryOf → American River ⓘ

Sacramento River Basin → drains → American River ⓘ

Citrus Heights → locatedNearRiver → American River ⓘ

American River Parkway → follows → American River ⓘ

Lake Natoma → river → American River ⓘ

downtown Sacramento → borderedBy → American River ⓘ

subject surface form: Downtown Sacramento

this entity surface form: American River (to the north, across the railyards)

Gold Discovery Museum → near → American River ⓘ

Fair Oaks Boulevard → isParallelTo → American River ⓘ

this entity surface form: American River (approximate regional alignment)

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park → locatedOnRiver → American River ⓘ

California Exposition and State Fair → locatedNear → American River ⓘ

American River watershed → primaryRiver → American River ⓘ