Pigeon River
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Pigeon River is a border river between Minnesota in the United States and Ontario in Canada, known for its scenic waterfalls and as a historic route for fur traders before flowing into Lake Superior.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pigeon River, Ontario | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Superior ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossingNearby | Pigeon River–Grand Portage border crossing ⓘ |
| hasCrossBorderManagement | managed cooperatively by US and Canadian authorities ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | boreal forest river ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep gorge near High Falls
ⓘ
rapids and cascades ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Ontario
Minnesota ⓘ
surface form:
State of Minnesota
|
| hasNameOrigin | named after passenger pigeons or wild pigeons once common in the area ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Grand Portage, Minnesota
ⓘ
Pigeon River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pigeon River, Ontario
|
| hasRecreationalRestriction | some sections difficult or unsafe for navigation due to waterfalls and rapids ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
hiking
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ waterfall viewing ⓘ |
| hasTourism | viewing High Falls from both US and Canadian sides ⓘ |
| hasWaterfall |
High Falls
ⓘ
Middle Falls ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeHabitat |
fish species of Lake Superior tributaries
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
part of trade routes linking the Great Lakes to the interior of North America
ⓘ
route for voyageurs and fur traders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forming part of the US–Canada border
ⓘ
historic fur trade route ⓘ scenic waterfalls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed |
Lake Superior Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Superior basin
|
| mouthLocatedIn |
Lake Superior
ⓘ
near Grand Portage, Minnesota ⓘ near Pigeon River, Ontario ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River drainage basin
border between the United States and Canada ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Grand Portage State Park
ⓘ
Pigeon River Provincial Park ⓘ |
| protectedArea |
Grand Portage State Park
ⓘ
Pigeon River Provincial Park ⓘ |
| region |
Cook County, Minnesota
ⓘ
Thunder Bay District ⓘ
surface form:
Thunder Bay District, Ontario
|
| usedAs | fur trade transportation route ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pigeon River, Ontario