Delaware River

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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.

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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 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units
surface form: Wild and Scenic River (upper segments)
flowsInto Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean
flowsPast Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey

Philadelphia
Trenton, New Jersey
surface form: Trenton

Wilmington, Delaware
flowsThrough Province of Delaware
surface form: Delaware

New Jersey, United States
surface form: 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 Washington Crossing the Delaware
surface form: 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
surface form: Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
partOf Delaware River self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Chester, Pennsylvania, United States locatedOnRiver Delaware River
subject surface form: Chester, Pennsylvania
Trenton, New Jersey locatedOnRiver Delaware River
Bensalem Township borderedBy Delaware River
Bensalem Township hasRiver Delaware River
Stony Brook partOf Delaware River
this entity surface form: Delaware River watershed
Trenton Battle Monument near Delaware River
New York State Route 28 traverses Delaware River
this entity surface form: Delaware River watershed
Delaware system locatedIn Delaware River
this entity surface form: Delaware River basin
Philadelphia County majorRiver Delaware River
Delaware Aqueduct crosses Delaware River
Delaware Aqueduct namedAfter Delaware River
Delaware Aqueduct riverCrossed Delaware River
Orange County crossedBy Delaware River
subject surface form: Orange County, New York
Center City Philadelphia borders Delaware River
Chester locatedOnRiver Delaware River
subject surface form: Chester, Pennsylvania
Southwest Philadelphia borders Delaware River
Camden locatedOnRiver Delaware River
New York City water supply system sourceRegion Delaware River
this entity surface form: Delaware River watershed
South Philadelphia borderedBy Delaware River
Upland, Pennsylvania locatedOn Delaware River
this entity surface form: Delaware River watershed
Eastern United States containsRiver Delaware River
River Line light rail follows Delaware River
subject surface form: River Line
this entity surface form: Delaware River corridor
Delaware and Hudson Canal namedAfter Delaware River
East Amwell Township, New Jersey locatedIn Delaware River
this entity surface form: Delaware River watershed
Subaru Park locatedOnWaterway Delaware River
Mercer County, New Jersey crossedBy Delaware River
Cherry Street Pier locatedOnWaterbody Delaware River
Penn's Landing locatedOnWaterbody Delaware River
Ewing Township, New Jersey locatedOn Delaware River
Pier 68 locatedOnWaterbody Delaware River
Pier 68 hasViewOf Delaware River
Queen Village neighborhood isWaterfrontAdjacent Delaware River
subject surface form: Queen Village
Festival Pier site adjacentTo Delaware River
Fishtown neighborhood locatedOnWaterbody Delaware River
subject surface form: Fishtown
Delaware Nation associatedRiver Delaware River
Race Street Pier locatedOnWaterbody Delaware River
Race Street Pier offersViewOf Delaware River
Delaware River Trail follows Delaware River
Pennsport neighborhood adjacentTo Delaware River
subject surface form: Pennsport