Thames River (Connecticut)

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The Thames River in Connecticut is a short tidal estuary in southeastern Connecticut that flows past the city of New London before emptying into Long Island Sound.

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tidal estuary
adjacentTo Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
surface form: Fort Griswold

Fort Trumbull State Park
surface form: Fort Trumbull

Naval Submarine Base New London
United States Coast Guard Academy
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
coordinateRegion approximately 41.4°N 72.1°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasinIncludes Ledyard, Connecticut
Montville, Connecticut
Norwich, Connecticut
Preston, Connecticut
emptiesInto Long Island Sound
flowsThrough Groton, Connecticut Colony
surface form: Groton, Connecticut

New London, Connecticut
Waterford, Connecticut
formedByConfluenceOf Shetucket River
Yantic River
hasBridge Amtrak Thames River Bridge
Gold Star Memorial Bridge
Mohegan–Pequot Bridge
hasEstuary yes
hasTidalInfluence yes
historicalUse naval operations
shipbuilding
isNavigable yes
length approximately 15 miles
approximately 24 kilometers
locatedIn Connecticut
southeastern Connecticut
locatedInCounty New London County, Connecticut
locatedNear New London harbor
surface form: New London Harbor
mouth Long Island Sound
namedAfter Thames
surface form: River Thames

Thames
surface form: Thames River (England)
partOf Long Island Sound
surface form: Long Island Sound watershed
region New England
sourceLocation Norwich, Connecticut
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
recreational boating
waterbodyType tidal river

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Input
Subject: Thames River (Connecticut)
Description of subject: The Thames River in Connecticut is a short tidal estuary in southeastern Connecticut that flows past the city of New London before emptying into Long Island Sound.

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Long Island Sound hasInflow Thames River (Connecticut)
Norwich, Connecticut riverForms Thames River (Connecticut)
Harvard–Yale Regatta river Thames River (Connecticut)
New London County, Connecticut containsRiver Thames River (Connecticut)
Mohegan Indian Reservation locatedNear Thames River (Connecticut)
this entity surface form: Thames River, Connecticut
Groton, Connecticut Colony locatedOn Thames River (Connecticut)
Norwich–New London metropolitan area containsRiver Thames River (Connecticut)
Thames River drainageBasin Thames River (Connecticut)
subject surface form: Thames River (Connecticut)
this entity surface form: Thames River watershed (Connecticut)
Pequot Plantation adjacentTo Thames River (Connecticut)
New London Historic District locatedNear Thames River (Connecticut)
Submarine Force Library and Museum locatedOnWaterbody Thames River (Connecticut)
Yale–Harvard rivalry notableVenue Thames River (Connecticut)
this entity surface form: Thames River, New London
Gales Ferry, Connecticut locatedOn Thames River (Connecticut)
Gales Ferry, Connecticut hasRiver Thames River (Connecticut)
The Race location Thames River (Connecticut)
this entity surface form: Thames River, New London, Connecticut