Delaware River

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river

The Delaware River is a major waterway in the northeastern United States that forms part of the borders of several states and flows past major cities including Philadelphia before emptying into the Delaware Bay.

Aliases (4)

Delaware River watershed ×9
Delaware River basin ×3
Delaware River corridor ×1
Delaware River western New Jersey region ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States of America →
basinPopulation	over 8 million people →
country	United States of America →
crossedBy	Benjamin Franklin Bridge → Commodore Barry Bridge → Delaware Memorial Bridge → Walt Whitman Bridge →
drainageBasinArea	approximately 14,000 square miles → approximately 36,000 square kilometers →
emptiesInto	Delaware Bay →
environmentalDesignation	Wild and Scenic River (upper segments) →
flowsInto	Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean →
flowsPast	Camden, New Jersey → Philadelphia → Trenton → Wilmington, Delaware →
flowsThrough	Delaware → New Jersey → New York → Pennsylvania →
formsBorderBetween	New York and New Jersey → New York and Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania and Delaware → Pennsylvania and New Jersey →
historicalEventDate	December 25–26, 1776 →
historicalEventSite	George Washington's crossing of the Delaware →
length	approximately 360 miles → approximately 579 km →
locatedIn	Northeastern United States →
majorPort	Port of Philadelphia → Port of Wilmington →
mouthLocation	Atlantic Ocean → Delaware Bay →
namedAfter	Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr →
partOf	Delaware River watershed →
sourceLocation	Catskill Mountains → New York →
tributary	Brandywine Creek → Christina River → Lackawaxen River → Lehigh River → Musconetcong River → Neversink River → Rancocas Creek → Schuylkill River →
usedFor	commercial shipping → drinking water supply → recreation →

Referenced by (122)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burlington → City of Port Jervis, New York → Ewing Township, New Jersey → Gloucester City, New Jersey → Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station → New York Shipbuilding Corporation → PPL Park → Pennsbury Manor → Riverview Cemetery (Trenton, New Jersey) → Upland, Pennsylvania ("Delaware River watershed") →	locatedOn
Cherry Street Pier → Delaware River Waterfront Corporation → Durham, Pennsylvania → Fishtown → Penn's Landing → Pier 68 → Port of Philadelphia → Race Street Pier → Spruce Street Harbor Park →	locatedOnWaterbody
Camden → Chester, Pennsylvania → Chester, Pennsylvania → Delaware River waterfront → Fort Nassau (New Jersey) → Gloucester County, New Jersey → Trenton, New Jersey → Wilmington, Delaware →	locatedOnRiver
Delaware Aqueduct → Delaware Colony → Delaware County, Pennsylvania → Delaware County, Pennsylvania → Delaware Valley → Delaware and Hudson Canal → Province of Delaware →	namedAfter
Center City Philadelphia → Central New Jersey → Gloucester County, New Jersey → Hopewell Township → Southwest Philadelphia → Sullivan County →	borders
Bensalem Township → Northeast Philadelphia → Orange County, New York → South Philadelphia → West Jersey →	borderedBy
Mercer County, New Jersey → New Castle County, Delaware → Orange County, New York → Sullivan County, New York →	crossedBy
Delaware Aqueduct → Interstate 84 → PATCO Speedline → U.S. Route 206 →	crosses
Central New Jersey → Northeastern United States → Pennsylvania → Province of Delaware →	hasMajorRiver
Delaware River ("Delaware River watershed") → Little Schuylkill River ("Delaware River watershed") → Perkiomen Creek ("Delaware River basin") → Stony Brook ("Delaware River watershed") →	partOf
Bensalem Township → Delaware Valley → Pike County, Pennsylvania →	hasRiver
New Jersey → New Netherland → Philadelphia County →	majorRiver
Festival Pier site → Pennsport →	adjacentTo
Eastern United States → South Jersey →	containsRiver
Delaware River Trail → River Line ("Delaware River corridor") →	follows
Delaware system ("Delaware River basin") → East Amwell Township, New Jersey ("Delaware River watershed") →	locatedIn
Philadelphia International Airport → West Amwell Township, New Jersey →	locatedNear
Master Plan for the Central Delaware → Philadelphia metropolitan area →	river
Battle of Trenton → Delaware Aqueduct →	riverCrossed
Schuylkill River ("Delaware River watershed") → Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area ("Delaware River basin") →	riverSystem
Bucks County, Pennsylvania → Mercer County →	traversedByRiver
Ewing Township, New Jersey →	adjacentToRiver
Delaware County, Pennsylvania →	adjacentToWaterBody
Delaware Nation →	associatedRiver
Old City historic district →	boundedBy
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station →	coolingSource
Washington Crossing the Delaware →	depicts
Catskill Mountains →	drainageBasin
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail →	followsRiver
Delaware Avenue (Philadelphia) →	followsWatercourse
New York and New Jersey campaign →	geographicFeature
Sussex County, New Jersey →	geographyFeature
Delaware County, Pennsylvania →	hasBorderOn
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr →	hasExonymDerivedFromName
Washington’s Ten Crucial Days →	hasLocation
Pennsylvania →	hasLowestPoint
Pier 68 →	hasViewOf
PPL Park →	hasViewsOf
Pennsport →	hasWaterfront
Delaware Bay →	inflow
Delaware Bay ("Delaware River watershed") →	isPartOf
Queen Village →	isWaterfrontAdjacent
Subaru Park →	locatedOnWaterway
Schuylkill River →	mouthLocatedIn
Delaware Bay →	mouthOf
Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze) →	narrativeLocation
Trenton Battle Monument →	near
New Jersey State House →	nearbyFeature
West Amwell Township, New Jersey →	nearbyWaterBody
Delaware people →	notableRiver
Race Street Pier →	offersViewOf
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr →	regionEponymOf
New York City water supply system ("Delaware River watershed") →	sourceRegion
West Jersey ("Delaware River western New Jersey region") →	territoryIncludes
Philadelphia →	traversedBy
New York State Route 28 ("Delaware River watershed") →	traverses
Schuylkill River →	tributaryOf
Durham boat →	usedOn