Kuskokwim River

E48213

geographical feature river

The Kuskokwim River is one of Alaska’s longest rivers, flowing through remote western regions to the Bering Sea and serving as a vital transportation and subsistence lifeline for local communities.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Kuskokwim River canonical	37
Kuskokwim River basin	9
Kuskokwim River watershed	5
Kuskokwim River system	4
Kuskokwim River valley	2
Colville River	1
Kuskokwim	1
Kuskokwim River Valley	1
Kuskokwim River area	1
Kuskokwim River lower basin	1
Kuskokwim River transportation corridor	1
lower Kuskokwim River	1
middle Kuskokwim River	1
upper Kuskokwim River	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45431 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kuskokwim River
Context triple: [Alaska, hasMajorRiver, Kuskokwim River]

A. Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major waterway in northwestern North America that flows through Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea, historically significant for transportation, Indigenous cultures, and the Klondike Gold Rush.
B. Yodo River
The Yodo River is a major waterway in Japan’s Kansai region that flows through Kyoto and Osaka, historically serving as an important route for transport, trade, and urban development.
C. Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada, flowing through the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean and draining a vast portion of northwestern North America.
D. Walkill River
The Walkill River is a north-flowing river in New Jersey and New York that drains part of the Appalachian Valley before joining the Hudson River.
E. Little River
Little River is a waterway in Durham County, North Carolina, that serves as an important local stream and reservoir source for the surrounding communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kuskokwim River
Target entity description: The Kuskokwim River is one of Alaska’s longest rivers, flowing through remote western regions to the Bering Sea and serving as a vital transportation and subsistence lifeline for local communities.

A. Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major waterway in northwestern North America that flows through Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea, historically significant for transportation, Indigenous cultures, and the Klondike Gold Rush.
B. Yodo River
The Yodo River is a major waterway in Japan’s Kansai region that flows through Kyoto and Osaka, historically serving as an important route for transport, trade, and urban development.
C. Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada, flowing through the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean and draining a vast portion of northwestern North America.
D. Walkill River
The Walkill River is a north-flowing river in New Jersey and New York that drains part of the Appalachian Valley before joining the Hudson River.
E. Little River
Little River is a waterway in Durham County, North Carolina, that serves as an important local stream and reservoir source for the surrounding communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
breakUpSeason	spring ⓘ
climateTypeAlong	subarctic climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainageBasin	Kuskokwim River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kuskokwim River basin
flowsInto	Bering Sea ⓘ
flowsThrough	Bethel Census Area ⓘ Dillingham ⓘ surface form: Dillingham Census Area Kuskokwim River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kuskokwim River Valley Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area ⓘ
freezesSeasonally	yes ⓘ
freezeUpSeason	late fall ⓘ
hasAverageDischarge	several thousand cubic meters per second at mouth ⓘ
hasBasinArea	over 120000 square kilometers ⓘ over 46000 square miles ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Athabascan communities ⓘ Yupik communities ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	fuel delivery to villages ⓘ river barge shipping ⓘ transport of building materials ⓘ
hasLength	approximately 1130 kilometers ⓘ approximately 700 miles ⓘ
hasMajorPort	Bethel, Alaska ⓘ
hasMajorTributary	Aniak River ⓘ George River ⓘ Holitna River ⓘ Oskawalik River ⓘ Stony River ⓘ Oskawalik River ⓘ surface form: Swift River Takotna River ⓘ
hasNameEtymology	derived from Yupik language ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	roughly means big slow moving thing ⓘ
hasNavigationCondition	seasonal ice cover ⓘ shallow channels and sandbars ⓘ tidal influence near mouth ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
hasPrimaryFishSpecies	burbot ⓘ chinook salmon ⓘ chum salmon ⓘ coho salmon ⓘ northern pike ⓘ salmon ⓘ sockeye salmon ⓘ whitefish ⓘ
isAmong	longest rivers in Alaska ⓘ
isHabitatFor	beaver ⓘ black bear ⓘ brown bear ⓘ caribou ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ moose ⓘ
isImportantFor	regional economy of Western Alaska ⓘ rural Alaska transportation network ⓘ subsistence lifestyle of local communities ⓘ
isPartOf	Bering Sea watershed ⓘ
isTraditionalTerritoryOf	Gwich’in ⓘ surface form: Athabascan peoples Alaska Natives ⓘ surface form: Yupik peoples
locatedIn	Alaska ⓘ
locatedInRegion	southwestern Alaska ⓘ surface form: Western Alaska
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Bering Sea ⓘ Kuskokwim Bay ⓘ
passesNear	Aniak, Alaska ⓘ surface form: Akiak, Alaska Aniak, Alaska ⓘ Bethel, Alaska ⓘ Crooked Creek, Alaska ⓘ Lower Kalskag, Alaska ⓘ McGrath, Alaska ⓘ Napaskiak, Alaska ⓘ Nikolai, Alaska ⓘ Red Devil, Alaska ⓘ Sleetmute, Alaska ⓘ Stony River, Alaska ⓘ Tuluksak, Alaska ⓘ Upper Kalskag, Alaska ⓘ
rankInAlaskaByLength	one of the top three longest rivers entirely within Alaska ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn	Interior Alaska ⓘ Kuskokwim Mountains ⓘ
supportsActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ freight transport ⓘ small-boat travel ⓘ
usedFor	river transportation ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ winter ice-road travel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (66)

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

Alaska → hasMajorRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Central Alaskan Yup’ik → hasDialects → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim

Beaufort Sea → receivesRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colville River

southwestern Alaska → contains → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

subject surface form: Southwestern Alaska

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River lower basin

Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta → drainedBy → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Kuskokwim River → flowsThrough → Kuskokwim River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River Valley

Kuskokwim River → drainageBasin → Kuskokwim River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River basin

Bethel → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

subject surface form: Bethel, Alaska

Bethel, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge → locatedAtMouthOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Bethel Census Area → hasMajorRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Kuskokwim Mountains → namedAfter → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Kuskokwim Mountains → drainageBasinOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Kuskokwim Mountains → formsHeadwatersFor → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Kuskokwim Mountains → partOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River watershed

Crooked Creek, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Crooked Creek, Alaska → nearestMajorRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Aniak, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Aniak, Alaska → isRegionalHubFor → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River area

Red Devil, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Red Devil, Alaska → hasMajorRiverNearby → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Red Devil, Alaska → isAlongTransportationRoute → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River transportation corridor

George River → tributaryOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

George River → partOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River system

George River → hasMouthIn → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

George River → riverSystem → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River system

George River → drainageBasin → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River basin

George River → partOfHydrologicalNetwork → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River watershed

McGrath, Alaska → locatedIn → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River valley

McGrath, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Stony River, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Stony River, Alaska → locatedIn → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River valley

Napaskiak, Alaska → locatedOn → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Napaskiak, Alaska → locatedNear → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: lower Kuskokwim River

Napaskiak, Alaska → hasRiverAccess → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Tuluksak, Alaska → locatedNearRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Lower Kalskag, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Upper Kalskag, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Sleetmute, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Sleetmute, Alaska → majorRiverSection → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: middle Kuskokwim River

Nikolai, Alaska → locatedOnRiver → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Nikolai, Alaska → locatedAlong → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: upper Kuskokwim River

Kuskokwim Bay → receivesWaterFrom → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Kuskokwim Bay → mouthOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Aniak River → tributaryOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Aniak River → mouthLocatedIn → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

Aniak River → flowsThrough → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River basin

Aniak River → partOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River watershed

Aniak River → drainageBasin → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuskokwim River basin

Holitna River → tributaryOf → Kuskokwim River ⓘ

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