Missouri River floodplain

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The Missouri River floodplain is a broad, low-lying valley along the Missouri River characterized by fertile soils, wetlands, and frequent flooding that shapes its agricultural and ecological landscape.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
affectedBy channelization of Missouri River ⓘ
levee construction ⓘ
reservoir regulation upstream ⓘ
characterizedBy backwater sloughs ⓘ
broad valley ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ
low-lying topography ⓘ
oxbow lakes ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
contains bottomland hardwood forests ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
wet meadows ⓘ
extendsThrough Iowa ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
follows Missouri River ⓘ
hasLandUse agriculture ⓘ
conservation areas ⓘ
grazing ⓘ
importantFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
floodwater storage ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ
nutrient cycling ⓘ
knownFor high agricultural productivity ⓘ
periodic flood damage ⓘ
locatedIn Missouri River valley ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy federal agencies ⓘ
local levee districts ⓘ
state agencies ⓘ
partOf Missouri River basin ⓘ
shapedBy frequent flooding ⓘ
river meandering ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ
subjectTo ice-jam flooding in northern reaches ⓘ
seasonal inundation ⓘ
supports endangered species habitat ⓘ
fish spawning habitat ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ
waterfowl habitat ⓘ
wetland ecosystems ⓘ
usedFor corn production ⓘ
row-crop farming ⓘ
soybean production ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Harrison County, Iowa → hasGeographicalFeature → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Omaha people → nativeTo → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Nebraska–Iowa region → hasRiverValley → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Miami-Illinois language → historicalRegion → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Wisconsin glaciation → southernIceMarginApproximate → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge → hasViewOf → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Randolph County, Missouri → hasRegion → Missouri River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Kansa language → historicalRegion → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
South Sioux City, Nebraska → locatedInRegion → Missouri River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Cliffs of Missouri → partOf → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Bismarck, North Dakota → majorRiverFeature → Missouri River valley ⓘ
linked to: Missouri River floodplain
Nebraska–South Dakota border → hasNaturalFeature → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Woodbury County, Iowa → hasFeature → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Chesterfield Valley → nearbyFeature → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Fremont County, Iowa → hasFeature → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
subject linked to: Fremont County
Sugar Creek → locatedOn → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Missouri River corridor → adjacentTo → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Atchison County, Missouri → hasFeature → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Missouri Route 370 → locatedNear → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Creve Coeur Lake → partOf → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ
Hartford, Illinois → hasRiverProximity → Missouri River floodplain ⓘ