Lackawanna River
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The Lackawanna River is a northeastern Pennsylvania waterway that flows through the Scranton area and is known for its historical role in the region’s coal and industrial development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lackawanna River canonical | 7 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Lackawanna Railroad
anthracite coal mining ⓘ |
| basinCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver |
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Susquehanna River
ⓘ
surface form:
Susquehanna River drainage basin
|
| ecosystemType | freshwater river ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
historic pollution from coal mining
ⓘ
industrial pollution ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Lackawanna County
ⓘ
surface form:
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County ⓘ
surface form:
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County ⓘ
surface form:
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
|
| hasFeature |
former coal mine discharges
ⓘ
urban river sections in Scranton ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Lackawanna River Conservation Association ⓘ |
| hasRestorationEffort |
riverfront greenway development
ⓘ
water quality improvement projects ⓘ |
| hasWatershed | Lackawanna River watershed ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
industrial water supply
ⓘ
transportation corridor for coal ⓘ |
| importance |
historical economic importance to Scranton region
ⓘ
regional environmental resource ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in anthracite coal industry
ⓘ
role in industrial development of Scranton region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lackawanna River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Lackawanna River Valley
Northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Susquehanna River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lackawanna River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Lackawanna Valley
|
| partOf |
Lackawanna River valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Lackawanna Valley
|
| passesNear |
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Dickson City ⓘ
surface form:
Dickson City, Pennsylvania
Old Forge, Pennsylvania ⓘ Olyphant, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Pittston ⓘ
surface form:
Pittston, Pennsylvania
|
| recreation |
canoeing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| region | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Susquehanna River
ⓘ
surface form:
Susquehanna River basin
|
| subjectOf | Lackawanna River Conservation Plan ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Susquehanna River ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scranton, Pennsylvania