Red River of the South

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intermittent boundary river river

The Red River of the South is a major river in the south-central United States that forms much of the border between Texas and Oklahoma before flowing into the Mississippi River system.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermittent boundary river → river →
alsoKnownAs	Red River → Red River (of the South) →
associatedWithEvent	Red River Campaign (American Civil War) →
averageDischarge	about 970 m³/s →
basinArea	approximately 169890 km² → approximately 65590 sq mi →
basinCountry	United States →
colorNameOrigin	reddish sediment it carries →
country	United States →
dischargeLocation	Alexandria, Louisiana →
drainageBasinIncludes	parts of Arkansas → parts of Louisiana → parts of Oklahoma → parts of Texas →
flowsThrough	Arkansas → Louisiana → Oklahoma → Texas →
formsBorderBetween	Oklahoma → Texas →
formsPartOfBorderBetween	Texas and Arkansas → Texas and Oklahoma →
hasFeature	Red River Valley →
historicallySignificantFor	boundary disputes → trade → transportation →
length	approximately 1360 mi → approximately 2190 km →
locatedIn	south-central United States →
majorTributary	Black River (Louisiana) → Kiamichi River → Little River NERFINISHED → Little River (Arkansas) → Sulphur River NERFINISHED → Washita River → Wichita River →
mouthElevation	0 m →
mouthLocatedIn	Louisiana →
partOf	Mississippi River system →
passesNear	Alexandria, Louisiana → Shreveport, Louisiana → Texarkana metropolitan area →
sourceLocatedIn	Texas →
sourceRegion	Texas Panhandle →
tributaryOf	Atchafalaya River →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → navigation →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ark-La-Tex → Oklahoma → South Central United States →	hasMajorRiver
Cloutierville, Louisiana ("Red River") → Denison, Texas → Sherman, Texas ("Red River (Texas–Oklahoma)") →	locatedNear
Red River of the South ("Red River") → Red River of the South ("Red River (of the South)") →	alsoKnownAs
Grayson County, Texas ("Red River") → Shreveport ("Red River") →	locatedOn
Bossier City ("Red River") → Shreveport, Louisiana, United States ("Red River") →	locatedOnRiver
Lake Texoma ("Red River basin") → Red River (southeastern boundary area) →	partOf
Texas ("Red River") →	borderDefinedInPartBy
Cooke County, Texas →	borderRiver
Red River County, Texas ("Red River") →	bordersOn
Texoma region ("Red River") →	followsRiver
Lake Texoma →	formedByDamOn
Texas ("Red River") →	hasBorderRiver
Texas ("Red River") →	hasLargestRiverAlongNorthernBoundary
Mississippi River basin ("Red River of the South basin") →	hasPart
Texoma region ("Red River") →	hasRiver
Red River Valley ("Red River") →	hasTransportationCorridor
Red River (southeastern boundary area) →	hasWatercourse
Lake Texoma →	inflow
Great Plains →	majorRiver
Mississippi River →	majorTributary
Red River County, Texas ("Red River") →	namedAfter
Lake Texoma →	outflow
Sherman, Texas metropolitan area ("Red River") →	proximityTo
Red River (southeastern boundary area) →	tributaryOf