river

larger natural watercourse
Thing ecosystem_type Q4022
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river

Summary

river is an ecosystem type[1]. river has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • river's instance of is recorded as ecosystem type[3].
  • river's instance of is recorded as type of watercourse[4].
  • river is a type of watercourse[5].
  • river is a type of open water[6].
  • river is a type of river water body[7].
  • river is used for water sport[8].
  • river is used for fishing[9].
  • river is used for boating[10].
  • river is used for water transport[11].
  • river is used for hydroelectricity[12].
  • river is used for inland navigation[13].
  • river is used for water supply[14].
  • river's Commons category is recorded as Rivers[15].
  • river's said to be the same as is recorded as perennial stream[16].
  • river comprises water[17].
  • river's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rivers[18].
  • river's topic's main category is recorded as Q9701284[19].
  • river's Commons gallery is recorded as River[20].
  • river's facet of is recorded as drainage system[21].
  • river's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as waterway=river[22].
  • river's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • river's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • river's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[25].
  • river's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • river's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ecosystem type[3] and type of watercourse[4]. Recorded subclass of include watercourse[5], open water[6], and river water body[7].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include water sport[8], fishing[9], boating[10], water transport[11], hydroelectricity[12], and inland navigation[13]. river comprises water[17]. Recorded used by include watercraft[28], aquatic organism[29], swimmer[30], fisher[31], boater[32], and hydroelectric power station[33].

Influence

Things named for river include River-class patrol vessel[34], a ship class[35], founded in 2003[36]; kappa[37], a fictional taxon[38]; Punjab[39], a region[40], in Pakistan[41]; River-class submarine[42], a submarine class[43], founded in 1932[44]; River-class destroyer escort[45], a ship class[46], founded in 1961[47]; River-class torpedo-boat destroyer[48], a ship class[49], founded in 1910[50]; River-class minesweeper[51], a watercraft class[52], founded in 1984[53]; and Pinar del Río[54], a city[55], in Cuba[56], founded in 1669[57].

Why It Matters

river has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] river is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for river include River-class patrol vessel[34], a ship class[35], founded in 2003[36]; kappa[37], a fictional taxon[38]; Punjab[39], a region[40], in Pakistan[41]; River-class submarine[42], a submarine class[43], founded in 1932[44]; River-class destroyer escort[45], a ship class[46], founded in 1961[47]; and River-class torpedo-boat destroyer[48], a ship class[49], founded in 1910[50].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . 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.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Henrydat · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Properties for this type P885, P403, P2043 +4
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P1963]]"
  2. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 Locations/River
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Locations/River, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 28d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id Q26802
    Used by watercraft, aquatic organism, swimmer +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q26802, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
  4. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of ecosystem type, type of watercourse
    Subclass of watercourse, open water, river water body
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ff, kaj, knc, kai */ import labels from sitelinks"
  5. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 1HD3h8
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 7w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 8010
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 8010, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107287617|rivers (#107287617)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]"
  7. 8w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag rivers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: rivers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289963946|rivers (#289963946)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  8. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0002081-reky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002081-reky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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