Powder River
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Powder River is a river in northeastern Wyoming known for its role in the Powder River Country, a historically significant region in the American Indian Wars and the westward expansion of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Powder River canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict |
Great Sioux War of 1876
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | coal mining in the Powder River Basin ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryCampaign | Powder River Expedition (1865) GENERATED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision |
State of Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | semi-arid prairie river ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Yellowstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Campbell County, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnson County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Powder River County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high sediment load
ⓘ
seasonal flow variability ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Clear Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crazy Woman Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Powder River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWatershed | Powder River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeHabitat |
mule deer
ⓘ
pronghorn ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Powder River Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montana
ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Wyoming ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Yellowstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | powdery soil along its banks ⓘ |
| near | Bozeman Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Missouri River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Powder River Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Bighorn Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.