Chicago River
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The Chicago River is a historically significant waterway in Chicago known for its engineered reversal of flow, its role in the city’s development, and its iconic green dyeing on St. Patrick’s Day.
All labels observed (14)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| colorDyedOnStPatricksDay | green ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Chicago Loop
ⓘ
Near North Side ⓘ
surface form:
Near North Side, Chicago
Near West Side ⓘ
surface form:
Near West Side, Chicago
|
| featuredIn | Chicago architecture tours ⓘ |
| flowDirectionAfterReversal | from east to west away from Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| flowDirectionBeforeReversal | from west to east into Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| flowReversalCompletedIn | 1900 ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Illinois River ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType | bascule bridge ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | St. Patrick’s Day river dyeing ceremony ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringProject | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
industrial pollution history
ⓘ
water quality concerns ⓘ |
| hasLegalDesignation | navigable waterway ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation | Lockport, Illinois area ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Chicago Riverwalk
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Riverwalk trail system
|
| hasNotableBridge |
DuSable Bridge
ⓘ
Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge ⓘ LaSalle Street Bridge ⓘ Wells Street Bridge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chicago River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Stem Chicago River
Chicago River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Branch Chicago River
North Shore Channel ⓘ Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Sanitary and Ship Canal
Chicago River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South Branch Chicago River
|
| hasRecreation |
kayaking
ⓘ
riverwalk promenade ⓘ tour boat cruises ⓘ |
| hasRestorationEffort |
habitat restoration projects
ⓘ
water quality improvement programs ⓘ |
| hasSourceLocation | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annual green dyeing on St. Patrick’s Day
ⓘ
engineered reversal of flow ⓘ role in Chicago’s development ⓘ |
| length | about 156 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Cook County, Illinois ⓘ Illinois ⓘ |
| managedBy | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River watershed
|
| passesBy |
Chicago Riverwalk
ⓘ
Merchandise Mart ⓘ Willis Tower vicinity ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Illinois River ⓘ |
| waterwayType | engineered waterway ⓘ |
Referenced by (97)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Downtown Chicago
subject surface form:
Chicago
subject surface form:
Illinois Street (Chicago)
this entity surface form:
Chicago River South Branch
subject surface form:
Northbrook, Illinois
this entity surface form:
West Fork of the North Branch Chicago River
subject surface form:
The Marina (Chicago Riverwalk)
subject surface form:
The Marina (Chicago Riverwalk)
this entity surface form:
North Branch Chicago River
subject surface form:
State Street (Chicago)
this entity surface form:
North Branch Chicago River
this entity surface form:
South Branch Chicago River
this entity surface form:
Main Stem Chicago River