Kings River
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Kings River is a major river in California’s Sierra Nevada that carves the deep gorge of Kings Canyon and gives its name to Kings Canyon National Park.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Kings River watershed | 0 | 3 |
| South Fork Kings River | 0 | 3 |
| Middle Fork Kings River | 0 | 2 |
| North Fork Kings River | 0 | 2 |
| Kings River (via distributary and historical connection) | 0 | 1 |
| Kings River region | 0 | 1 |
| South Fork Kings River watershed | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
→
river → |
| associatedProtectedArea |
Kings Canyon National Park
→
Sequoia National Forest → |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Sierra Nevada → |
| flowsInto | San Joaquin River NERFINISHED → |
| flowsThrough |
Kings River canyon
→
surface form:
Kings Canyon
agricultural lands of the San Joaquin Valley → Sierra Nevada foothills →
surface form:
foothills of the Sierra Nevada
|
| forms |
Kings River canyon
→
surface form:
Kings Canyon
|
| formsReservoir | Pine Flat Lake NERFINISHED → |
| givesNameTo | Kings Canyon National Park → |
| hasFeature |
deep gorge
→
granite canyon walls → |
| hasRecreationActivity |
camping
→
fishing → hiking along river canyons → whitewater rafting → |
| hasTributary |
Big Pine Creek
NERFINISHED
→
Middle Fork Kings River NERFINISHED → North Fork Kings River NERFINISHED → Pine Flat Creek NERFINISHED → South Fork Kings River NERFINISHED → |
| impoundedBy | Pine Flat Dam NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
→
surface form:
California
Fresno County, California NERFINISHED → Kings County, California → San Joaquin Valley → Sierra Nevada → Tulare County, California NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInEcoregion |
Sierra Nevada ecosystem
→
surface form:
Sierra Nevada forests
|
| mouthLocation | near Mendota, California → |
| namedFor | Kings → |
| notableFor | one of the deepest river gorges in North America → |
| passesNear | Sequoia National Forest → |
| passesThrough | Kings Canyon National Park → |
| region | Central California → |
| riverSystem | San Joaquin River system NERFINISHED → |
| sourceLocation |
Kings River canyon
→
surface form:
Kings Canyon area
Sierra Nevada → |
| state |
California, United States
→
surface form:
California
|
| tributaryOf | San Joaquin River NERFINISHED → |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
→
irrigation → recreation → |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Fork Kings River
this entity surface form:
Middle Fork Kings River
this entity surface form:
Kings River watershed
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
North Fork Kings River
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
South Fork Kings River
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
Middle Fork Kings River
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
North Fork Kings River
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
Kings River watershed
this entity surface form:
Kings River region
this entity surface form:
South Fork Kings River
this entity surface form:
Kings River (via distributary and historical connection)
subject surface form:
Kings River
this entity surface form:
Kings River watershed