sourceOfWatercourse

P25636
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the origin or starting point from which a watercourse (such as a river or stream) begins or flows.

All labels observed (43)

Label Occurrences
sourceOfRiver 71
sourceRiver 49
headwaterOf 32

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: sourceOfWatercourse
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the origin or starting point from which a watercourse (such as a river or stream) begins or flows.

Sample triples (346)

Subject Object
Western Yamuna Canal Yamuna via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
surface form: Yamuna River
Trewsbury Mead Thames via predicate surface "watercourseOrigin"
surface form: River Thames (traditional source)
Asahan River Lake Toba outlet via predicate surface "watercourseOrigin"
Tungabhadra Right Bank Canal Tungabhadra River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Khatanga River Kotuy River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Khatanga River Kheta River via predicate surface "sourceRiver" NERFINISHED
Sumida River Arakawa River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas
surface form: Tarleton Lock
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal via predicate surface "waterwayOrigin"
Ubangi River Mbomou River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Ubangi River Mbomou River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
surface form: Uele River
Pamlico River Tar River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
River Ouse River Ure via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Palatinate Forest Queich via predicate surface "mainRiverSources"
Palatinate Forest Speyerbach via predicate surface "mainRiverSources"
Palatinate Forest Lauter (Wieslauter) via predicate surface "mainRiverSources"
Hida Mountains Azusa River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Hida Mountains Takase River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Hida Mountains Kurobe River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Hida Mountains Jinzu River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Trimbak sacred river source via predicate surface "riverOriginType"
Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River watershed snowmelt via predicate surface "hydrologicSource"
Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River watershed glacial meltwater via predicate surface "hydrologicSource"
Fichtel Mountains White Main via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Fichtel Mountains Red Main via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Fichtel Mountains Fichtelnaab via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Fichtel Mountains Eger via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
surface form: Eger (Ohře)
Fichtel Mountains Saale via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Kanawha River New River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Kanawha River Gauley River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Dan River Jordan River via predicate surface "formsHeadwaterOf"
Kuskokwim Mountains Kuskokwim River via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Kuskokwim Mountains Yukon River tributaries via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Kuskokwim Mountains Innoko River tributaries via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Kuskokwim Mountains Anvik River tributaries via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Kuskokwim Mountains Nowitna River tributaries via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Kuskokwim Mountains Holitna River tributaries via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Kuskokwim Mountains Stony River tributaries via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersFor"
Bassac River Mekong River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Feildes Weir River Lea upstream reach via predicate surface "watercourseUpstream"
Ash Swamp, New Ipswich, New Hampshire Squannacook River via predicate surface "headwatersOf"
Creiglyn Dyfi Dyfi catchment via predicate surface "watercourseOrigin"
Vatnajökull ice cap Skeiðará via predicate surface "isSourceOfRiver"
Vatnajökull ice cap Jökulsá á Fjöllum via predicate surface "isSourceOfRiver"
Vatnajökull ice cap Skeiðará via predicate surface "isSourceOfRiver"
surface form: Jökulsá á Breiðamerkursandi
淀川 琵琶湖 via predicate surface "水源"
Mount Kobushi area Arakawa River via predicate surface "headwatersOf"
Mount Kobushi area Shinano River via predicate surface "headwatersOf"
Mount Kobushi area Fuefuki River via predicate surface "headwatersOf"
Himalayan region Ganges via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Himalayan region Indus River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"