Rio Colorado (historical name)
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Rio Colorado is a historical name for the Canadian River, a major tributary of the Arkansas River flowing through the south-central United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rio Colorado | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical river name ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Red River of the North (in some early, ambiguous historical sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedInDocuments |
Spanish colonial maps
ⓘ
early American exploration reports ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Canadian River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disambiguationNeededFrom |
Colorado River (Argentina)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River (Southwestern United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River (Texas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Colorado (headwaters region historically associated with name use)
ⓘ
New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernPrimaryName | Canadian River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Canadian River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
19th century
ⓘ
Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | south-central United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | reddish color of river water or sediments ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippi River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Arkansas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Arkansas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Spanish explorers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.