Charles River

E1807

river

The Charles River is a prominent river in eastern Massachusetts that flows between Boston and Cambridge and is known for its scenic banks, recreational activities, and role in the region’s history and culture.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Charles River canonical	224
Charles River watershed	3
Charles River (fictionalized)	1
Charles River (lower reaches)	1
Charles River (mouth area)	1
Charles River (nearby)	1
Charles River (via associated structures)	1
Charles River headwaters	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
adjacentTo	Boston University ⓘ surface form: Boston University campus Charles River Esplanade ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ surface form: Harvard University campus Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ
borderBetween	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crosses	Massachusetts Turnpike ⓘ Route 128 ⓘ
emptiesInto	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Boston Harbor ⓘ
flowsThrough	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ Dedham ⓘ surface form: Dedham, Massachusetts Medford, Massachusetts ⓘ Needham ⓘ surface form: Needham, Massachusetts Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ Somerville, Massachusetts ⓘ Waltham, Massachusetts ⓘ Watertown, Massachusetts ⓘ Wellesley, Massachusetts ⓘ Weston, Massachusetts ⓘ
hasBridge	Boston University Bridge ⓘ Harvard Bridge ⓘ Longfellow Bridge ⓘ Harvard Bridge ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts Avenue Bridge
hasEvent	Head of the Charles Regatta ⓘ
hasPark	Charles River Reservation ⓘ
knownFor	recreational boating ⓘ role in Boston-area culture ⓘ role in Boston-area history ⓘ rowing ⓘ running and cycling paths ⓘ sailing ⓘ scenic banks ⓘ
length	approximately 129 kilometers ⓘ approximately 80 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ
managedBy	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Boston Harbor ⓘ
region	eastern Massachusetts ⓘ
sourceLocation	Echo Lake, Hopkinton, Massachusetts ⓘ
usedFor	kayaking ⓘ rowing competitions ⓘ sailing lessons ⓘ

Referenced by (233)

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

Cambridge, Massachusetts → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

Greater Boston → majorRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Newton → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Newton, Massachusetts

Middlesex County, Massachusetts → contains → Charles River ⓘ

Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony → locatedOnRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Mount Auburn Cemetery → near → Charles River ⓘ

Boston, Massachusetts → traversedByRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Boston is a major city in New England → hasRiver → Charles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Boston

Upper Falls, Newton → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

Lower Falls, Newton → locatedOnRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Lower Falls, Newton → hasWaterBody → Charles River ⓘ

Harvard–MIT Bridge → crosses → Charles River ⓘ

Harvard–MIT Bridge → hasRiver → Charles River ⓘ

North Station → near → Charles River ⓘ

Charles/MGH → near → Charles River ⓘ

Suffolk County, Massachusetts → containsWaterBody → Charles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles River (lower reaches)

Kendall Square → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

Harvard Crimson women’s rowing → homeBodyOfWater → Charles River ⓘ

Harvard Stadium → near → Charles River ⓘ

East Cambridge → adjacentTo → Charles River ⓘ

East Cambridge → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

West End neighborhood of Boston → adjacentTo → Charles River ⓘ

subject surface form: West End (Boston)

West End neighborhood of Boston → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

subject surface form: West End (Boston)

Harvard Crimson men’s rowing → homeWater → Charles River ⓘ

MIT Club Crew → trainingEnvironment → Charles River ⓘ

West Cambridge → adjacentTo → Charles River ⓘ

MIT Club Sailing Team → homeWaters → Charles River ⓘ

Interstate 93 → crosses → Charles River ⓘ

Watertown, Massachusetts → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

Hemlock Gorge Reservation → locatedOnRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Hemlock Gorge Reservation → hasViewOf → Charles River ⓘ

Waltham, Massachusetts → locatedOnRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Harvard University Allston campus → locatedAcross → Charles River ⓘ

Harvard University Allston campus → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

Elm Bank Reservation → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

Back Bay → locatedAlong → Charles River ⓘ

Back Bay → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

Cambridge city center → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

Stony Brook → tributaryOf → Charles River ⓘ

Stony Brook → drainageBasin → Charles River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles River watershed

Riverside (Cambridge) → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

Riverside (Cambridge) → hasRiver → Charles River ⓘ

Storrow Drive in Boston, Massachusetts → runsAlong → Charles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Storrow Drive

Storrow Drive in Boston, Massachusetts → hasScenicViewOf → Charles River ⓘ

subject surface form: Storrow Drive

Echo Bridge → locatedIn → Charles River ⓘ

Echo Bridge → crosses → Charles River ⓘ

Echo Bridge → riverCrossed → Charles River ⓘ

MIT West Campus → borderedBy → Charles River ⓘ

Cambridgeport → locatedOn → Charles River ⓘ

Cambridgeport → adjacentTo → Charles River ⓘ