Grand River
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The Grand River is a waterway in the northern Great Plains region of the United States, historically noted as part of the frontier landscape traversed by 19th-century fur trappers and explorers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand River canonical | 4 |
| Grand River (English) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossesPoliticalBorder | border between North Dakota and South Dakota ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
north-central South Dakota
ⓘ
southwestern North Dakota ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Corson County, South Dakota
ⓘ
Dewey County, South Dakota ⓘ Perkins County, South Dakota ⓘ Sioux County, North Dakota ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | semi-arid Great Plains environment ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | prairie river ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
route for Euro-American trappers and traders
ⓘ
route for Native American travel and trade ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | seasonal flow variations typical of Great Plains rivers ⓘ |
| hasMajorConfluence | confluence with Missouri River at Lake Oahe ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Grand River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand River (English)
|
| hasPart |
North Fork Grand River
ⓘ
South Fork Grand River ⓘ |
| hasValley | Grand River valley ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
frontier exploration
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American frontier
|
| isPartOf |
Missouri River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Missouri River region
|
| knownFor | association with 19th-century explorers in the northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ Standing Rock Indian Reservation ⓘ Great Plains ⓘ
surface form:
northern Great Plains
|
| mouthLocation |
Lake Oahe
ⓘ
near Mobridge, South Dakota ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | Missouri River ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in 19th-century fur trapping routes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River watershed
Missouri Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Missouri Plateau physiographic region
|
| region | northern Great Plains of the United States ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Missouri River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Missouri River basin
|
| tributaryOf | Missouri River ⓘ |
| usedAsBoundary | sections of county and reservation boundaries in South Dakota ⓘ |
| watercourseType | prairie stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Grand River (South Dakota)
this entity surface form:
Grand River (English)