Big Sioux River

river in South Dakota and Iowa in the United States
Place river Q859274
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Big Sioux River

Summary

Big Sioux River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Sioux River is located in Iowa[3].
  • Big Sioux River is located in South Dakota[4].
  • Big Sioux River is in the country of United States[5].
  • Big Sioux River's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • Big Sioux River's instance of is recorded as tributary[7].
  • Lakota people is named after Big Sioux River[8].
  • Big Sioux River's basin country is recorded as United States[9].
  • Big Sioux River's Commons category is recorded as Big Sioux River[10].
  • Big Sioux River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Missouri River[11].
  • Big Sioux River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Kampeska[12].
  • Big Sioux River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.490833333333335, 'longitude': -96.44638888888889}[13].
  • Big Sioux River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.3216285, 'longitude': -97.0425776}[14].
  • Big Sioux River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Coteau des Prairies[15].
  • Big Sioux River's tributary is recorded as Rock River[16].
  • Big Sioux River's tributary is recorded as Split Rock Creek[17].
  • Big Sioux River's category for the water basin is recorded as Q21934640[18].
  • Big Sioux River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+674'}[19].
  • Big Sioux River's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+21800'}[20].
  • Big Sioux River's tributary orientation is recorded as left bank[21].
  • Big Sioux River's drainage basin is recorded as Missouri River drainage basin[22].

Body

Geography

Big Sioux River is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Iowa[3], an U.S. state[23], in United States[24], founded in 1846[25] and South Dakota[4], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1889[28].

Physical Characteristics

Big Sioux River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+674'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river[6] and tributary[7].

History and Context

Lakota people is named after Big Sioux River[8].

Why It Matters

Big Sioux River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (428 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . 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.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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