Black Canyon

E47642

canyon gorge

Black Canyon is a steep, narrow gorge on the Colorado River along the Arizona–Nevada border, best known as the dramatic setting for the Hoover Dam.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Black Canyon canonical	8
Black Canyon of the Colorado	3
Black Canyon and Boulder Canyon system	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canyon ⓘ gorge ⓘ
administrativeJurisdiction	Clark County ⓘ surface form: Clark County, Nevada Mohave County, Arizona ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ
contains	Lake Mead ⓘ surface form: Black Canyon Reservoir (Hoover Dam reservoir section)
createdByProcess	Colorado River incision ⓘ fluvial erosion ⓘ
designation	National Water Trail ⓘ
downstreamFrom	Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ surface form: Grand Canyon
formsBorderBetween	Arizona ⓘ Nevada ⓘ
geologicalType	igneous rock canyon ⓘ
hasActivity	boating ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ rafting ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasFeature	desert landscape ⓘ sheer cliff walls ⓘ slot-like sections ⓘ
hasHotSprings	Goldstrike Hot Springs ⓘ surface form: Arizona Hot Springs Goldstrike Hot Springs ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	Hoover Dam access roads ⓘ power transmission lines from Hoover Dam ⓘ
hasLandmark	Hoover Dam ⓘ Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge ⓘ surface form: Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
hasViewpoint	Hoover Dam Overlook ⓘ Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge ⓘ surface form: Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge pedestrian walkway
hydrologicalRole	channel for Hoover Dam reservoir outflow ⓘ
knownFor	Hoover Dam setting ⓘ narrow gorge ⓘ steep walls ⓘ
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInState	Arizona ⓘ Nevada ⓘ
locatedNearCity	Boulder City, Nevada ⓘ Kingman, Arizona ⓘ Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Gunnison River ⓘ surface form: Colorado River
nearProtectedArea	Lake Mead National Recreation Area ⓘ
partOf	Black Canyon National Water Trail ⓘ Colorado River ⓘ surface form: Colorado River system
riverSection	Colorado River ⓘ surface form: lower Colorado River
tourismRegion	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Southwestern United States
upstreamFrom	Lake Mohave ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Hoover Dam → crosses → Black Canyon ⓘ

Lake Mead National Recreation Area → contains → Black Canyon ⓘ

Colorado River → passesThrough → Black Canyon ⓘ

Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge → locatedIn → Black Canyon ⓘ

Boulder Canyon Project (through Bechtel involvement) → locatedIn → Black Canyon ⓘ

subject surface form: Boulder Canyon Project

Boulder Canyon → partOf → Black Canyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Canyon and Boulder Canyon system

Boulder Canyon → near → Black Canyon ⓘ

Goldstrike Hot Springs → hasView → Black Canyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Canyon of the Colorado

Black Canyon National Water Trail → partOf → Black Canyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Canyon of the Colorado

Hoover Dam Overlook → locatedIn → Black Canyon ⓘ

Hoover Dam Overlook → offersViewOf → Black Canyon ⓘ

Willow Beach → hasView → Black Canyon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Canyon of the Colorado