Red River of the North region
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The Red River of the North region is a historically significant area of the northern Great Plains and southern Canadian prairies, known for its fertile floodplain, cross-border river system, and longstanding Indigenous presence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red River Valley region | 1 |
| Red River Valley region (broadly defined) | 1 |
| Red River of the North basin | 1 |
| Red River of the North region canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Assiniboine River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Prairie Pothole Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate ⓘ |
| containsCity |
East Grand Forks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fargo NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasinOf | Red River of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial agriculture
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ livestock production ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Forks–East Grand Forks metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Agassiz basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Cree peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dakota peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Métis people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural productivity
ⓘ
cross-border river system ⓘ fertile floodplain ⓘ flat topography ⓘ longstanding Indigenous presence ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Canadian Prairies NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Manitoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCrop |
canola
ⓘ
soybeans ⓘ sugar beets ⓘ sunflowers ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Red River of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Red River Resistance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red River floods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Red River Valley region
subject surface form:
Roseau, Minnesota
this entity surface form:
Red River Valley region (broadly defined)
this entity surface form:
Red River of the North basin