Dan River

river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia
Place river Q1159151
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Dan River

Summary

Dan River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dan River is located in Virginia[3].
  • Dan River is located in North Carolina[4].
  • Dan River is in the country of United States[5].
  • Dan River's image is recorded as Dan River Danville Virginia.JPG[6].
  • Dan River's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Dan River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88002359[8].
  • Dan River's Commons category is recorded as Dan River (Virginia/North Carolina)[9].
  • Dan River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Roanoke River[10].
  • Dan River's lake on watercourse is recorded as Talbott Reservoir[11].
  • Dan River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1465581[12].
  • Dan River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.6561, 'lon': -78.5986}[13].
  • Dan River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07v6cq[14].
  • Dan River's tributary is recorded as Smith River[15].
  • Dan River's tributary is recorded as Ivy Creek[16].
  • Dan River's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4755214[17].
  • Dan River's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 2274953[18].
  • Dan River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+344'}[19].
  • Dan River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8550'}[20].
  • Dan River's drainage basin is recorded as Roanoke River drainage basin[21].
  • Dan River's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007536878305171[22].

Body

Geography

Dan River is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Virginia[3], an U.S. state[23], in United States[24], founded in 1788[25] and North Carolina[4], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1789[28].

Physical Characteristics

Dan River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+344'}[19].

Designation and Status

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

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dan River include Danville[29], an independent city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1792[32].

Why It Matters

Dan River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

Entities named for it include Danville[29], an independent city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1792[32].

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] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: 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] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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