Humboldt River

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river

The Humboldt River is a major river in northern Nevada that flows westward across the Great Basin, serving as an important historical route and water source in an otherwise arid region.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Humboldt River canonical	27
Humboldt River basin	6
Humboldt River system	2
Humboldt River watershed	2
Little Humboldt River	2
Humboldt River (historically via Humboldt Sink and canals)	1
Humboldt River (portion)	1
Humboldt River Basin	1
Humboldt River region	1
Humboldt River terminus	1
Humboldt River valley	1
North Fork Humboldt River	1
South Fork Humboldt River	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
climateRegion	arid ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 80 ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ
dischargeLocation	Humboldt Sink ⓘ
drainageBasinType	endorheic ⓘ
ecologicalRole	primary riparian corridor in northern Nevada ⓘ
flowsDirection	west ⓘ
flowsThrough	Churchill County ⓘ surface form: Churchill County, Nevada Elko County ⓘ surface form: Elko County, Nevada Eureka County, Nevada ⓘ Humboldt County, Nevada ⓘ Lander County, Nevada ⓘ Pershing County ⓘ surface form: Pershing County, Nevada
historicalSignificance	major route for westward migration in the 19th century ⓘ
historicalUse	transport corridor across the Great Basin ⓘ water source for emigrant wagon trains ⓘ
length	approximately 480 miles ⓘ approximately 770 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Great Basin ⓘ Nevada ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Humboldt Sink ⓘ
namedAfter	Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
partOf	Great Basin ⓘ surface form: Great Basin watershed
passesNear	Battle Mountain ⓘ surface form: Battle Mountain, Nevada Elko ⓘ surface form: Elko, Nevada Lovelock, Nevada ⓘ Winnemucca ⓘ surface form: Winnemucca, Nevada
region	Northern Nevada ⓘ surface form: northern Nevada
sourceLocatedNear	Wells, Nevada ⓘ
sourceRegion	East Humboldt Range ⓘ Ruby Mountains ⓘ
terminatesIn	endorheic basin ⓘ
tributary	Humboldt River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Little Humboldt River Maggie Creek ⓘ Marys River ⓘ Humboldt River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: North Fork Humboldt River Pine Creek ⓘ Reese River ⓘ Rock Creek ⓘ Humboldt River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: South Fork Humboldt River
usedBy	California Trail ⓘ Mormon Trail ⓘ Oregon Trail ⓘ
waterManagementUse	industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

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

Great Basin → contains → Humboldt River ⓘ

Northern Nevada → containsRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

California Trail → connectsTo → Humboldt River ⓘ

California Trail → follows → Humboldt River ⓘ

Elko County → hasRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

Lander County → contains → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River (portion)

Ruby Mountains → drainage → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River basin

Elko → near → Humboldt River ⓘ

Winnemucca → hasRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

Humboldt River → tributary → Humboldt River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Fork Humboldt River

Humboldt River → tributary → Humboldt River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Fork Humboldt River

Humboldt River → tributary → Humboldt River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Little Humboldt River

Humboldt County → namedAfter → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Humboldt County, Nevada

Humboldt County → hasRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Humboldt County, Nevada

Applegate–Lassen Route → startPoint → Humboldt River ⓘ

Nobles Trail → startPoint → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River region

Humboldt County, Nevada → namedAfter → Humboldt River ⓘ

Humboldt County, Nevada → contains → Humboldt River ⓘ

Pleistocene Lake Lahontan basin → contains → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River terminus

Pleistocene Lake Lahontan basin → drainedBy → Humboldt River ⓘ

Carson Sink → receivesWaterFrom → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River (historically via Humboldt Sink and canals)

Rye Patch State Recreation Area → locatedAlong → Humboldt River ⓘ

Humboldt National Forest (historically, before merger) → namedAfter → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Humboldt National Forest

Beowawe, Nevada → hasNearbyFeature → Humboldt River ⓘ

Humboldt Sink → terminalFor → Humboldt River ⓘ

Humboldt Sink → receivesInflowFrom → Humboldt River ⓘ

Humboldt Sink → namedAfter → Humboldt River ⓘ

East Humboldt Range → drainage → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River basin

Maggie Creek → tributaryOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

Maggie Creek → riverSystem → Humboldt River ⓘ

Maggie Creek → hasMouth → Humboldt River ⓘ

Maggie Creek → partOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River watershed

Maggie Creek → drainageBasin → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River basin

Rock Creek → mouthOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Rock Creek (Humboldt River tributary, Nevada)

Rock Creek → tributaryOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Rock Creek (Humboldt River tributary, Nevada)

Rock Creek → locatedIn → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Rock Creek (Humboldt River tributary, Nevada)

this entity surface form: Humboldt River basin

Rock Creek → partOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Rock Creek (Humboldt River tributary, Nevada)

this entity surface form: Humboldt River watershed

Golconda → locatedOnRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Golconda, Nevada

Golconda → partOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Golconda, Nevada

this entity surface form: Humboldt River Basin

northwestern Nevada → containsValley → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River valley

northwestern Nevada → traversedBy → Humboldt River ⓘ

Paradise Valley → drainedByRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

subject surface form: Paradise Valley, Nevada

this entity surface form: Little Humboldt River

Wells, Nevada → isPartOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River basin

Lovelock, Nevada → nearRiver → Humboldt River ⓘ

Reese River → drainageBasin → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River basin

Reese River → partOf → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River system

Reese River → mouthLocatedIn → Humboldt River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humboldt River system