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rapids

section of a river where the river bed is relatively steep, increasing the water's velocity and turbulence
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Summary

rapids ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,507 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: watercourse[2]
  • Commons category: Rapids[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rapids[4]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: rapids=yes[5]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8]
  • Different from: canyon[9]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000034[10]
  • Associated hazard: drowning[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

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Influence

Things named for rapids include Rapid Creek[13], a stream[14], in United States[15].

Why It Matters

rapids has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] rapids is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for rapids include Rapid Creek[13], a stream[14], in United States[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → rapids
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: rapids, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289953576|rapids (#289953576)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 19w ago · Quincylvania · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap tag → rapids=yes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap tag: rapids=yes"
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