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
Himalayan region Brahmaputra via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
surface form: Brahmaputra River
Himalayan region Yamuna via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
surface form: Yamuna River
Himalayan region Sutlej River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Himalayan region Karnali River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Himalayan region Mekong River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Himalayan region Salween River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Himalayan region Irrawaddy River via predicate surface "containsRiverSource"
Ripon Falls Victoria Nile via predicate surface "watercourseContinuesAs"
Northern Ethiopia Blue Nile via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Burnaya River (Vuoksa branch) Vuoksi River via predicate surface "sourceRiver" NERFINISHED
Canadice Outlet Canadice Lake via predicate surface "watercourseOrigin" NERFINISHED
Mount Ōminakami Tone River via predicate surface "headwatersOf"
Katun River Ob River via predicate surface "headwaterOf" NERFINISHED
Würm Lake Starnberg
Hohokam canals Salt River via predicate surface "mainRiverSource"
Hohokam canals Gila River via predicate surface "mainRiverSource"
Canal Saint-Denis Canal de l’Ourcq via predicate surface "sourceWaterbody"
surface form: Canal de l'Ourcq
Maritsa Peak Maritsa via predicate surface "hasRiverSourceOnSlopes"
surface form: Maritsa River
Arasalar River Kaveri via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
surface form: Kaveri River
Guiana Highlands Orinoco River via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Guiana Highlands Essequibo via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
surface form: Essequibo River
Guiana Highlands Branco River via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Guiana Highlands Rio Negro via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Nara Canal Indus River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Khairpur Feeder West Indus River via predicate surface "sourceRiver"
Stewart Mountain Dam Salt River via predicate surface "watercourseUpstream"
surface form: Salt River above Saguaro Lake
Nant y Aber Rhymney River via predicate surface "headwaterOf"
Sava Bohinjka River
surface form: Sava Bohinjka
Sava via predicate surface "headwaterOf" NERFINISHED
Columbia Icefield Athabasca River via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Columbia Icefield North Saskatchewan River via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Columbia Icefield Columbia River headwaters via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Powwow Pond Powwow River via predicate surface "headwaterOf" NERFINISHED
East Branch Iowa River Iowa River via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersOf" ONNED1
Edo River Tone River via predicate surface "sourceRiver" NERFINISHED
Axe Edge Moor River Dove via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Axe Edge Moor River Manifold via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Axe Edge Moor River Wye via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Axe Edge Moor River Dane via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Axe Edge Moor River Goyt via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
West Branch Iowa River Iowa River via predicate surface "formsHeadwatersOf" NERFINISHED
Taebaek Mountains Nakdong River via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Taebaek Mountains Han River tributaries via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Taebaek Mountains Geum River tributaries via predicate surface "sourceOfRiver"
Uji River Lake Biwa via predicate surface "sourceRiver" NERFINISHED
Sava Dolinka River Sava River via predicate surface "headwaterOf" NERFINISHED
Madison River Missouri River via predicate surface "headwaterOf" NERFINISHED
Onon River Amur River via predicate surface "headwaterOf" NERFINISHED
Alte Donau former branch of the Danube via predicate surface "watercourseOrigin"
Wakulla River first-magnitude spring via predicate surface "hydrologicalSourceType"
River Foyle River Finn via predicate surface "hasSourceRiver" NERFINISHED