Schuylkill River

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river

The Schuylkill River is a major waterway in eastern Pennsylvania that flows through Philadelphia and has historically been central to the region’s transportation, industry, and recreation.

Aliases (8)

Schuylkill River watershed ×4
Schuylkill River basin ×2
Schuylkill River (to the west, commonly) ×1
Schuylkill River Valley ×1
Schuylkill River and its tributaries ×1
Schuylkill River at Oaks, Pennsylvania ×1
Schuylkill River in Philadelphia ×1
Schuylkill River vicinity ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
associatedWith	Boathouse Row → Fairmount Park → Philadelphia Museum of Art vicinity →
basinCountry	United States →
cityOnRiver	Philadelphia → Pottstown, Pennsylvania → Reading, Pennsylvania →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Benjamin Franklin Bridge vicinity (Delaware confluence area)? → Girard Point Bridge vicinity (tidal area) → Schuylkill Expressway bridges → University Avenue Bridge →
flowsThrough	Philadelphia →
hasDesignation	Pennsylvania Scenic River (in parts) →
hasEnvironmentalIssue	historic industrial pollution →
hasEnvironmentalProgram	Schuylkill River Restoration Fund →
hasMajorTributary	French Creek → Little Schuylkill River → Perkiomen Creek → Tulpehocken Creek →
hasParkAlongBank	Schuylkill Banks →
hasTrailAlongBank	Schuylkill River Trail →
hasWatershedOrganization	Schuylkill Action Network → Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area →
historicalUse	industrial water supply → navigation via canals → recreation → transportation corridor for coal →
length	approximately 135 miles → approximately 217 kilometers →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania → eastern Pennsylvania →
mouthCountry	United States →
mouthLocatedIn	Delaware River → Philadelphia →
passesThrough	Berks County → Chester County → Montgomery County → Philadelphia County → Schuylkill County →
riverSystem	Delaware River watershed →
sourceLocatedIn	Appalachian Mountains → Schuylkill County →
state	Pennsylvania →
tributaryOf	Delaware River →
usedFor	fishing → kayaking → recreational boating → rowing →

Referenced by (68)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fairmount ("Schuylkill River (to the west, commonly)") → South Philadelphia → University City (Philadelphia) → University City, Philadelphia → West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania → West Philadelphia →	borderedBy
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia → Pottstown, Pennsylvania → Valley Forge National Historical Park → West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania → West Fairmount Park →	locatedOn
Market Street (Philadelphia) → Schuylkill Expressway bridges → University Avenue Bridge → Walnut Street →	crosses
Fairmount Park → Schuylkill Banks → Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area → Schuylkill River Trail →	follows
30th Street Station → Mantua → Parkway Museums District → Strawberry Mansion area →	near
Norristown → Pottsville, Pennsylvania → Reading, Pennsylvania →	locatedOnRiver
Lower Merion Township → Montgomery County, Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →	traversedBy
Eakins Oval → Fairmount Park →	adjacentTo
Center City Philadelphia → Southwest Philadelphia →	borders
Chester County, Pennsylvania → West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania →	hasRiver
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia → Penn Park →	locatedNear
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania → Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area →	namedAfter
East Park Reservoir area ("Schuylkill River watershed") → Perkiomen Creek ("Schuylkill River watershed") →	partOf
Little Schuylkill River → Perkiomen Creek →	tributaryOf
Delaware County, Pennsylvania →	adjacentToWaterBody
Schuylkill River Restoration Fund ("Schuylkill River watershed") →	appliesTo
Reading Company ("Schuylkill River Valley") →	associatedWith
Schuylkill River Restoration Fund →	benefits
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania →	containsGeographicFeature
Berks County, Pennsylvania →	containsRiver
University Avenue Bridge ("Schuylkill River in Philadelphia") →	crossesAt
Schuylkill Action Network ("Schuylkill River watershed") →	focusesOn
Manayunk/Norristown Line →	followsRiver
Schuylkill River Restoration Fund ("Schuylkill River and its tributaries") →	geographicScope
Pottstown, Pennsylvania →	hasRiverfront
Schuylkill Banks →	hasViewOf
Delaware Bay →	inflow
Schuylkill Action Network ("Schuylkill River basin") →	locatedIn
Boathouse Row →	locatedOnWaterbody
West Philadelphia →	locatedWestOf
Philadelphia County →	majorRiver
Perkiomen Creek ("Schuylkill River at Oaks, Pennsylvania") →	mouthLocation
Little Schuylkill River →	mouthOf
Philadelphia metropolitan area →	river
Little Schuylkill River ("Schuylkill River basin") →	riverSystem
Schuylkill River Trail →	runsAlong
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania →	separatedFromBy
Philadelphia street grid ("Schuylkill River vicinity") →	topographicContext
Delaware River →	tributary