Assiniboine River
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The Assiniboine River is a major prairie river in Western Canada that flows through Saskatchewan and Manitoba before joining the Red River at Winnipeg.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assiniboine River canonical | 13 |
| Assiniboine River drainage basin | 1 |
| Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie | 1 |
| Assiniboine River valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T587354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Assiniboine River Context triple: [Manitoba, hasMajorRiver, Assiniboine River]
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A.
Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major waterway in northwestern North America that flows through Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea, historically significant for transportation, Indigenous cultures, and the Klondike Gold Rush.
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B.
Minnesota River
The Minnesota River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota, flowing through agricultural and prairie landscapes before joining the Mississippi near the Twin Cities.
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C.
Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada, flowing through the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean and draining a vast portion of northwestern North America.
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D.
Ob River
The Ob River is one of the major rivers of western Siberia in Russia, flowing northward into the Arctic Ocean and forming part of one of the world's largest river systems.
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E.
Mississagi River
The Mississagi River is a major river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows through rugged forested terrain before emptying into Lake Huron.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Assiniboine River Target entity description: The Assiniboine River is a major prairie river in Western Canada that flows through Saskatchewan and Manitoba before joining the Red River at Winnipeg.
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A.
Yukon River
The Yukon River is a major waterway in northwestern North America that flows through Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea, historically significant for transportation, Indigenous cultures, and the Klondike Gold Rush.
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B.
Minnesota River
The Minnesota River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota, flowing through agricultural and prairie landscapes before joining the Mississippi near the Twin Cities.
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C.
Mackenzie River
The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada, flowing through the Northwest Territories to the Arctic Ocean and draining a vast portion of northwestern North America.
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D.
Ob River
The Ob River is one of the major rivers of western Siberia in Russia, flowing northward into the Arctic Ocean and forming part of one of the world's largest river systems.
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E.
Mississagi River
The Mississagi River is a major river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows through rugged forested terrain before emptying into Lake Huron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prairie river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Winnipeg
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossesProvince |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Hudson Bay drainage basin ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Prairie ecozone ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | southeast ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Hudson Bay drainage basin
ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Canada Red River basin
|
| flowsThrough |
Brandon, Manitoba
ⓘ
Manitoba ⓘ Portage la Prairie ⓘ
surface form:
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Saskatchewan ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
| hasFloodHistory |
major flooding in 2011
ⓘ
major flooding in 2014 ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
Portage Diversion
ⓘ
Shellmouth Dam ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Little Saskatchewan River
ⓘ
Qu’Appelle River ⓘ Shell River ⓘ Souris River ⓘ |
| hasValley |
Assiniboine River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Assiniboine River valley
|
| historicalUse |
Indigenous travel and trade route
ⓘ
fur trade transportation route ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1070 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Canada ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Manitoba
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Manitoba
Saskatchewan ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Saskatchewan
|
| mouth | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Assiniboine people ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Brandon
ⓘ
Portage la Prairie ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Winnipeg
|
| partOf |
Red River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Red River watershed
|
| passesNear |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Regina, Saskatchewan
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
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| region |
Western Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Prairies
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| sourceLocation |
Saskatchewan
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Saskatchewan
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| supports | agricultural lands along its valley ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power (small-scale)
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irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Assiniboine River Description of subject: The Assiniboine River is a major prairie river in Western Canada that flows through Saskatchewan and Manitoba before joining the Red River at Winnipeg.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.