Red River of the North

E111315

international river river

The Red River of the North is a northward-flowing river forming much of the border between North Dakota and Minnesota before continuing through Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg, and is known for its fertile valley and frequent flooding.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Red River of the North canonical	100
Red River of the North basin	9
Red River of the North watershed	9
Red River of the North (in some early, ambiguous historical sources)	1
Red River of the North (regional vicinity)	1
Red River of the North corridor	1
Red River of the North drainage	1
Red River of the North drainage basin	1
Red River of the North system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T356329 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Red River of the North
Context triple: [Interstate 29, followsRiverValley, Red River of the North]

A. 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.
B. Missouri River
The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, flowing from the Rocky Mountains of western Montana to join the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
C. Menominee River
The Menominee River is a major river forming part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known for its forests, hydroelectric dams, and role as a key tributary in the Great Lakes watershed.
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.
E. Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is one of the longest and most significant rivers in the United States, serving as a major waterway for transportation, commerce, and drainage across much of the central continent.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Red River of the North
Target entity description: The Red River of the North is a northward-flowing river forming much of the border between North Dakota and Minnesota before continuing through Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg, and is known for its fertile valley and frequent flooding.

A. 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.
B. Missouri River
The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, flowing from the Rocky Mountains of western Montana to join the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
C. Menominee River
The Menominee River is a major river forming part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known for its forests, hydroelectric dams, and role as a key tributary in the Great Lakes watershed.
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.
E. Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is one of the longest and most significant rivers in the United States, serving as a major waterway for transportation, commerce, and drainage across much of the central continent.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international river ⓘ river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Red River ⓘ
basinCountry	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
borderRegion	United States–Canada border region ⓘ linked to: Canada–United States border region
country	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
drainageBasin	Hudson Bay ⓘ
flowsDirection	north ⓘ
flowsInto	Lake Winnipeg ⓘ
flowsThrough	Manitoba ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Minnesota ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	meandering course ⓘ very low gradient ⓘ
hasFloodingEvent	1997 Red River flood ⓘ 2009 Red River flood ⓘ
hasImpactOn	agriculture in Red River Valley ⓘ
hasRisk	spring ice-jam flooding ⓘ
hasValley	Red River Valley ⓘ
knownFor	fertile valley ⓘ frequent flooding ⓘ
locatedIn	Red River Valley ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	North America ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Manitoba ⓘ
mouthLocation	Lake Winnipeg ⓘ
partOf	Hudson Bay drainage basin ⓘ
passesThrough	East Grand Forks, Minnesota ⓘ Fargo, North Dakota ⓘ Grand Forks, North Dakota ⓘ Moorhead, Minnesota ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba ⓘ linked to: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
region	Canadian Prairies ⓘ linked to: Prairie ecozone Great Plains ⓘ
separatedFrom	Red River of the South ⓘ
sourceLocatedIn	Breckenridge, Minnesota ⓘ Wahpeton, North Dakota ⓘ
sourceLocation	confluence of Bois de Sioux River and Otter Tail River ⓘ
tributary	Assiniboine River ⓘ Pembina River ⓘ linked to: Pembina River (Alberta) Sheyenne River ⓘ Wild Rice River (Minnesota) ⓘ linked to: Wild Rice River (North Dakota) Wild Rice River (North Dakota) ⓘ
usedFor	irrigation ⓘ navigation (historically) ⓘ recreation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (124)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Interstate 29 → followsRiverValley → Red River of the North ⓘ

Manitoba → hasMajorRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Winnipeg → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

subject linked to: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

North Dakota → lowestPoint → Red River of the North ⓘ

North Dakota → majorRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Grand Forks, North Dakota → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Pembina, North Dakota → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Pembina, North Dakota → adjacentTo → Red River of the North ⓘ

Interior Lowlands → drainedBy → Red River of the North ⓘ

Fargo, North Dakota → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Assiniboine River → mouth → Red River of the North ⓘ

Assiniboine River → tributaryOf → Red River of the North ⓘ

Lake Winnipeg → inflow → Red River of the North ⓘ

Moorhead, Minnesota → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Central Canada → hasMajorRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

subject linked to: central Canada

Red River Colony → locatedOn → Red River of the North ⓘ

Grand Forks County → bordersRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

East Grand Forks, Minnesota → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

East Grand Forks, Minnesota → locatedInWatershed → Red River of the North watershed ⓘ

linked to: Red River of the North

Grand Forks metropolitan area → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Grand Forks metropolitan area → borderFeature → Red River of the North ⓘ

1997 Red River flood → river → Red River of the North ⓘ

Alerus Center → nearbyCityFeature → Red River of the North ⓘ

Central North America → traversedBy → Red River of the North ⓘ

Dakota Territory → significantRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Emerson, Manitoba → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Emerson, Manitoba → hasNearbyRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Pembina–Emerson border crossing → locatedNear → Red River of the North ⓘ

Pembina County → bordersOn → Red River of the North ⓘ

Red River Basin → drainedBy → Red River of the North ⓘ

Red River Basin → hasPart → Red River of the North ⓘ

Concordia College (Moorhead) → locatedNear → Red River of the North ⓘ

subject linked to: Concordia College (nearby)

Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area → traversedBy → Red River of the North ⓘ

Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area → hasRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Cass County, North Dakota → adjacentToRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Red Lake River → mouth → Red River of the North ⓘ

Red Lake River → tributaryOf → Red River of the North ⓘ

Minnesota State Highway 11 → passesNear → Red River of the North ⓘ

Lake Agassiz basin → influenced → Red River of the North drainage ⓘ

linked to: Red River of the North

Minnesota–South Dakota border → follows → Red River of the North ⓘ

St. Boniface → majorRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Little Saskatchewan River → partOf → Red River of the North watershed ⓘ

linked to: Red River of the North

Qu’Appelle River → partOf → Red River of the North watershed ⓘ

linked to: Red River of the North

Winnipeg metropolitan area → locatedOnRiver → Red River of the North ⓘ

Wahpeton, North Dakota → nearestMajorRiverSystem → Red River of the North ⓘ

Breckenridge, Minnesota → nearestMajorRiverSystem → Red River of the North ⓘ

Wild Rice River (North Dakota) → mouthOf → Red River of the North ⓘ

Wild Rice River (North Dakota) → flowsInto → Red River of the North ⓘ

Wild Rice River (North Dakota) → drainageBasin → Red River of the North basin ⓘ

linked to: Red River of the North

Wild Rice River (North Dakota) → tributaryOf → Red River of the North ⓘ

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Referenced by (124)

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