Humboldt River

Summary

Humboldt River is a river^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Humboldt River is located in Churchill County^[3].
• Humboldt River is located in Pershing County^[4].
• Humboldt River is located in Humboldt County^[5].
• Humboldt River is located in Lander County^[6].
• Humboldt River is located in Eureka County^[7].
• Humboldt River is located in Elko County^[8].
• Humboldt River is in the country of United States^[9].
• Humboldt River's image is recorded as CarlinCanyonNV.jpg^[10].
• Humboldt River's instance of is recorded as river^[11].
• Alexander von Humboldt is named after Humboldt River^[12].
• Humboldt River's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85062925^[13].
• Humboldt River's Commons category is recorded as Humboldt River^[14].
• Humboldt River's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 10695635^[15].
• Humboldt River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Humboldt Sink^[16].
• Humboldt River's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 860071^[17].
• Humboldt River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9881, 'lon': -118.601}^[18].
• Humboldt River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.120277777778, 'lon': -114.96805555556}^[19].
• Humboldt River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.988055555556, 'lon': -118.60111111111}^[20].
• Humboldt River's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033ptv^[21].
• Humboldt River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Great Basin^[22].
• Humboldt River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Humboldt River^[23].
• Humboldt River's tributary is recorded as North Fork Humboldt River^[24].
• Humboldt River's tributary is recorded as Reese River^[25].
• Humboldt River's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[26].
• Humboldt River's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Geography

Humboldt River is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include Churchill County^[3], a county of Nevada^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30]; Pershing County^[4], a county of Nevada^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1919^[33]; Humboldt County^[5], a county of Nevada^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1856^[36]; Lander County^[6], a county of Nevada^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1861^[39]; Eureka County^[7], a county of Nevada^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1873^[42]; and Elko County^[8], a county of Nevada^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1869^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+3894'}^[46] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1980'}^[47]. Humboldt River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+531'}^[48].

Designation and Status

Humboldt River's instance of is recorded as river^[11].

History and Context

Alexander von Humboldt is named after Humboldt River^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Humboldt River include Humboldt County^[49], a county of Nevada^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1856^[52].

Why It Matters

Humboldt River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include Humboldt County^[49], a county of Nevada^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1856^[52].