Niagara River

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international river river

The Niagara River is a short but powerful river in North America that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and is renowned for forming the famous Niagara Falls along the U.S.–Canada border.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Niagara River canonical	132
Niagara River watershed	4
Lower Niagara River	1
Niagara Gorge	1
Niagara River (approximate, via Front Park setting)	1
Niagara River (regional vicinity)	1
Niagara River (regionally nearby)	1
Niagara River (western end of Lake Erie)	1
Niagara River at Chippawa	1
Niagara River channels	1
Niagara River near Chippawa, Ontario	1
Niagara River portage route	1
Niagara River region	1
Niagara Whirlpool	1
upper Niagara River	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international river ⓘ river ⓘ
contains	Niagara Falls ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy	Queenston-Lewiston Bridge ⓘ surface form: Lewiston–Queenston Bridge Peace Bridge ⓘ Rainbow Bridge ⓘ Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ⓘ
drainsFrom	Lake Erie ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally south to north ⓘ
flowsInto	Lake Ontario ⓘ
flowsPast	Buffalo ⓘ surface form: Buffalo, New York Fort Erie, Ontario ⓘ Lewiston, New York ⓘ Niagara Falls, New York ⓘ Niagara Falls ⓘ surface form: Niagara Falls, Ontario Queenston, Upper Canada ⓘ surface form: Queenston, Ontario
formsBorderBetween	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
governingTreaty	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
hasAverageDischarge	approximately 200,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ approximately 5,700 cubic metres per second ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario ecosystems ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance	major tourist attraction due to Niagara Falls ⓘ
hasGorge	Lower Niagara Rapids ⓘ surface form: Niagara Gorge
hasIsland	Beaver Island ⓘ Goat Island ⓘ Grand Island ⓘ Navy Island ⓘ
hasMouthRegion	western end of Lake Ontario ⓘ
hasPart	American Falls ⓘ Bridal Veil Falls ⓘ American Falls ⓘ surface form: Horseshoe Falls
hasRapids	Lower Niagara Rapids ⓘ Upper Niagara Rapids ⓘ
hasSourceRegion	eastern end of Lake Erie ⓘ
hasWaterfallDrop	approximately 99 metres total from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario ⓘ
length	approximately 36 miles ⓘ approximately 58 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	New York ⓘ surface form: New York State Ontario ⓘ
managedBy	International Niagara Board of Control ⓘ
notableFeature	Niagara Falls ⓘ
partOf	Great Lakes region ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin Niagara Escarpment ⓘ surface form: Niagara Escarpment region
usedFor	hydroelectric power generation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (149)

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

Ontario → containsRiver → Niagara River ⓘ

Lake Erie → outflowsTo → Niagara River ⓘ

New York's 28th congressional district → bordered → Niagara River ⓘ

Lake Ontario → inflow → Niagara River ⓘ

Lake Ontario → connectedBy → Niagara River ⓘ

Western New York → contains → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara Falls → crossesRiver → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara Falls → partOf → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara Falls → nearbyAttraction → Niagara River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niagara Whirlpool

Niagara Falls → nearbyAttraction → Niagara River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niagara Gorge

Buffalo → locatedOn → Niagara River ⓘ

Shaw Festival Theatre → locatedNear → Niagara River ⓘ

Erie County, New York → hasAreaWaterBody → Niagara River ⓘ

Battle of Queenston Heights → location → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara-on-the-Lake → locatedOn → Niagara River ⓘ

Front Park → overlooks → Niagara River ⓘ

Lake at Front Park → adjacentTo → Niagara River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niagara River (approximate, via Front Park setting)

Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge → crosses → Niagara River ⓘ

American side → locatedOnRiver → Niagara River ⓘ

subject surface form: American side of Niagara Falls

Prospect Point → overlooks → Niagara River ⓘ

Maid of the Mist → operatesOn → Niagara River ⓘ

Journey Behind the Falls → near → Niagara River ⓘ

Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant → locatedOnWatercourse → Niagara River ⓘ

American Falls → locatedIn → Niagara River ⓘ

American Falls → river → Niagara River ⓘ

American Falls → watercourse → Niagara River ⓘ

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → locatedIn → Niagara River ⓘ

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → watercourse → Niagara River ⓘ

Tonawanda Creek → tributaryOf → Niagara River ⓘ

Tonawanda Creek → mouthLocation → Niagara River ⓘ

Tonawanda, New York → locatedOn → Niagara River ⓘ

Tonawanda, New York → hasRiver → Niagara River ⓘ

Tonawanda, New York → locatedIn → Niagara River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niagara River watershed

Ellicott Creek → partOfWatershed → Niagara River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niagara River watershed

Queen Victoria Park → adjacentTo → Niagara River ⓘ

Cheektowaga, New York → locatedNear → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara Falls State Park → adjacentTo → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara County, New York → namedAfter → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara County, New York → locatedOn → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara County, New York → hasRiver → Niagara River ⓘ

Newark → locatedOn → Niagara River ⓘ

Newark → mouthOf → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara Falls AC power project → mainRiver → Niagara River ⓘ

Great Lakes waterway → hasPart → Niagara River ⓘ

subject surface form: Great Lakes Waterway

Niagara Falls region → contains → Niagara River ⓘ

Niagara Falls region → traversedBy → Niagara River ⓘ

Southwestern Ontario → bordersWaterBody → Niagara River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niagara River (western end of Lake Erie)

Niagara Region → crossedBy → Niagara River ⓘ

brig Niagara → namedAfter → Niagara River ⓘ

Fort Niagara State Park → locatedOnWaterbody → Niagara River ⓘ