Big Sandy River

river in Kentucky and West Virginia, United States
Place river Q859238
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Big Sandy River

Summary

Big Sandy River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Sandy River is located in Boyd County[3].
  • Big Sandy River is located in Wayne County[4].
  • Big Sandy River is located in Lawrence County[5].
  • Big Sandy River is in the country of United States[6].
  • Big Sandy River's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Big Sandy River's Commons category is recorded as Big Sandy River (Ohio River tributary)[8].
  • Big Sandy River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Ohio River[9].
  • Big Sandy River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.1181432, 'longitude': -82.6015453}[10].
  • Big Sandy River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.417351, 'longitude': -82.595215}[11].
  • Big Sandy River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Tug Fork[12].
  • Big Sandy River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Levisa Fork[13].
  • Big Sandy River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Big Sandy River (Ohio River tributary)[14].
  • Big Sandy River's tributary is recorded as Levisa Fork[15].
  • Big Sandy River's tributary is recorded as Tug Fork[16].
  • Big Sandy River's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[17].
  • Big Sandy River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+47'}[18].
  • Big Sandy River's discharge is recorded as {'amount': '+5006.74'}[19].
  • Big Sandy River's drainage basin is recorded as Big Sandy River drainage basin[20].

Body

Geography

Big Sandy River is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Boyd County[3], a county of Kentucky[21], in United States[22], founded in 1860[23]; Wayne County[4], a county of West Virginia[24], in United States[25], founded in 1842[26]; and Lawrence County[5], a county of Kentucky[27], in United States[28], founded in 1821[29].

Physical Characteristics

Big Sandy River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+47'}[18].

Designation and Status

Big Sandy River's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Why It Matters

Big Sandy River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tributary Levisa Fork, Tug Fork
    Located in
    Instance of river
    Country United States
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 31561223, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/31561223 in United States"
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