Red River
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The Red River is a North American river flowing northward through the United States and Canada, forming part of the border between North Dakota and Minnesota before continuing into Manitoba.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red River of the North | 0 |
| Red River system | 2 |
| Red River (via connecting routes) | 1 |
| Red River basin | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| CanadianProvince | Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| directionOfFlow | northward ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Nelson River system (via Lake Winnipeg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNorthFrom | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNorthInto | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Manitoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOfBorderBetween | North Dakota and Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain | Red River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Assiniboine River (via Winnipeg confluence)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pembina River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheyenne River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | transportation route for fur trade ⓘ |
| knownFor | frequent flooding ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 550 miles
ⓘ
approximately 885 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fargo, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Forks, North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorhead, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Lake Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFloodEvent | 1997 Red River flood ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageRegion | English ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Nelson River–Hudson Bay system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceConfluence |
Bois de Sioux River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otter Tail River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Breckenridge, Minnesota area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wahpeton, North Dakota area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Lake Winnipeg (as part of Nelson River system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| USState |
Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valleyRegion | Red River Valley of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Red River system
this entity surface form:
Red River (via connecting routes)
subject surface form:
Clear River (Lô River)
this entity surface form:
Red River system
this entity surface form:
Red River basin