South Platte River

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The South Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River that flows through Colorado and Nebraska, running through Denver and serving as an important source of water, recreation, and habitat in the region.

All labels observed (15)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
tributary ⓘ
basinArea approximately 24,000 square miles ⓘ
approximately 62,000 square kilometers ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
confluenceWith North Platte River ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Colorado Eastern Plains ⓘ
linked to: eastern Colorado

High Plains ⓘ
linked to: Great Plains
flowsThrough Adams County, Colorado ⓘ
Arapahoe County, Colorado ⓘ
Denver ⓘ
linked to: Denver, Colorado

Deuel County, Nebraska ⓘ
Douglas County, Colorado ⓘ
Englewood, Colorado ⓘ
Keith County, Nebraska ⓘ
Littleton, Colorado ⓘ
Sedgwick County, Colorado ⓘ
Weld County, Colorado ⓘ
forms Platte River ⓘ
hasDam Chatfield Dam ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity fishing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
tubing ⓘ
hasReservoir Chatfield Reservoir ⓘ
Eleven Mile Reservoir (via South Platte headwaters system) ⓘ
hasWildlifeHabitat riparian ecosystems ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
importantFor agricultural irrigation in northeastern Colorado ⓘ
water supply for Denver metropolitan area ⓘ
wildlife habitat in the central Great Plains ⓘ
isTributaryOf Platte River ⓘ
length approximately 450 miles ⓘ
approximately 720 km ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
majorCityOnRiver Brighton, Colorado ⓘ
Denver ⓘ
linked to: Denver, Colorado

Greeley, Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Greeley
mouthOf Platte River ⓘ
near Denver metropolitan area ⓘ
partOf South Platte River Basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
riverSystem Mississippi River watershed ⓘ
Missouri River basin ⓘ
sourceLocation Park County, Colorado ⓘ
South Park (Colorado basin) ⓘ
sourceRegion Front Range of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ
usedFor fisheries ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
recreation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (93)

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

Colorado Gold Rush → significantSite → South Platte River ⓘ
Eastern Colorado → contains → South Platte River valley (eastern reaches) ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Colorado
linked to: South Platte River
Eastern Colorado → waterSource → South Platte River ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Colorado
U.S. Route 34 → crosses → South Platte River ⓘ
Front Range of the Rocky Mountains → drainedBy → South Platte River ⓘ
Highlands Ranch → locatedInWatershed → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Brighton, Colorado → locatedNear → South Platte River ⓘ
subject linked to: Brighton
Colorado-Big Thompson Project → waterDestination → South Platte River Basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Colorado-Big Thompson Project → affectsRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
Denver, Colorado → river → South Platte River ⓘ
Platte River → formedByConfluenceOf → South Platte River ⓘ
western Nebraska → hasMajorRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
Englewood, Colorado → locatedOn → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
South Platte River → partOf → South Platte River Basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Cherry Creek → tributaryOf → South Platte River ⓘ
Cherry Creek → confluenceWith → South Platte River ⓘ
Auraria, Colorado Territory → locatedNear → South Platte River ⓘ
Littleton, Colorado → locatedOnRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
Sterling, Colorado → locatedOn → South Platte River region ⓘ
subject linked to: city of Sterling
linked to: South Platte River
Douglas County, Colorado → isPartOf → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
North Platte River → confluenceWith → South Platte River ⓘ
Denver County, Colorado → locatedIn → South Platte River Valley ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Denver County, Colorado → feature → South Platte River ⓘ
Sedgwick County → isOnRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
Weld County, Colorado → hasMajorRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
Weld County, Colorado → locatedInRegion → South Platte River Valley ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Fort Morgan, Colorado → locatedOn → South Platte River ⓘ
Cache la Poudre River → mouthOfWatercourse → South Platte River ⓘ
Cache la Poudre River → riverSystem → South Platte River ⓘ
Big Thompson River → mouthOfWaterBody → South Platte River ⓘ
Big Thompson River → tributaryOf → South Platte River ⓘ
Big Thompson River → partOf → South Platte River watershed ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Logan County, Colorado → hasMajorRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
subject linked to: Logan County
Morgan County, Colorado → hasRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
subject linked to: Morgan County
Clear Creek → flowsInto → South Platte River ⓘ
Clear Creek → watershed → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Mosquito Range → drainageTo → South Platte River ⓘ
St. Vrain Creek → tributaryOf → South Platte River ⓘ
St. Vrain Creek → partOf → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Fairplay, Colorado → nearRiver → South Platte River ⓘ
Alma, Colorado → nearbyFeature → Middle Fork of the South Platte River ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Laramie Range → drainage → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District → basin → South Platte River Basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Adams Tunnel → conveysWaterTo → South Platte River basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Granby Dam → regionServed → South Platte River Basin ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
Overland Trail → follows → South Platte River ⓘ
South Park (Colorado basin) → isHeadwatersAreaFor → Middle Fork South Platte River ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River
South Park (Colorado basin) → isHeadwatersAreaFor → South Fork South Platte River ⓘ
linked to: South Platte River