Tongue River
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The Tongue River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River flowing through Wyoming and Montana, historically significant for its role in the Northern Plains Indian Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tongue River canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crow Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Yellowstone River basin ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Wyoming and Montana ⓘ |
| drainageAreaOf | parts of the Bighorn Mountains ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Northern Great Plains riparian habitat ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Big Horn County, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Custer County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosebud County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Interstate 90 bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming
ⓘ
U.S. Route 14 bridge near Dayton, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Tongue River Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named for a translation of a Native American term ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
North Fork Tongue River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prairie Dog Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Pumpkin Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ South Fork Tongue River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasValley | Tongue River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Northern Plains Indian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
irrigation use
ⓘ
trout fishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montana
ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | accounts of the Great Sioux War of 1876 ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Yellowstone River near Miles City, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Ashland, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dayton, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles City, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranchester, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
angling
ⓘ
boating ⓘ camping ⓘ |
| reservoirCreated | Tongue River Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Bighorn Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | irrigated agriculture in southeastern Montana ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Yellowstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic water supply in local communities
ⓘ
livestock watering ⓘ |
| usedIn | military campaigns against Northern Plains tribes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.