Hackensack River
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The Hackensack River is a tidal river in northeastern New Jersey that flows through heavily urbanized areas before emptying into Newark Bay.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hackensack River canonical | 27 |
| Hackensack River estuary | 1 |
| Hackensack River wetlands | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| conservationEffort | Hackensack Riverkeeper programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Interstate 80
ⓘ
New Jersey Turnpike ⓘ Pulaski Skyway (near mouth via connected waterways) ⓘ U.S. Route 46 ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Hackensack River watershed ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
industrial pollution
ⓘ
wetlands loss ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Newark Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bergen County, New Jersey
ⓘ
Bogota, New Jersey ⓘ City of Hackensack ⓘ
surface form:
City of Hackensack, New Jersey
Closter, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Cresskill, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Demarest, New Jersey ⓘ Dumont, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerson, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Meadowlands District ⓘ
surface form:
Hackensack Meadowlands
Hillsdale, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson County, New Jersey ⓘ Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
Kearny, New Jersey ⓘ Little Ferry, New Jersey ⓘ Lyndhurst, New Jersey ⓘ New City ⓘ
surface form:
New City, New York
New Jersey Meadowlands ⓘ New Milford, New Jersey ⓘ Old Tappan, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Oradell, New Jersey ⓘ Ridgefield Park, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ River Edge, New Jersey ⓘ River Vale, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockland County ⓘ
surface form:
Rockland County, New York
Secaucus, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Valley, New York ⓘ Teaneck, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Township, New Jersey
Westwood, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
DeForest Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tappan Reservoir ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Tappan Reservoir
Oradell Dam ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Berry’s Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dwars Kill ⓘ Mill Creek (Hackensack River) ⓘ Overpeck Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascack Brook ⓘ Saddle River ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
industrial waterway
ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 45 miles
ⓘ
approximately 72 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ |
| mouth | Newark Bay ⓘ |
| mouthElevation | sea level ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| near |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City metropolitan area
Newark ⓘ
surface form:
Newark, New Jersey
|
| notableFeature |
passes through heavily urbanized areas
ⓘ
subject to tidal influence for much of its length ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York Harbor estuarine system
ⓘ
surface form:
New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary
|
| region |
Hudson River watershed
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Hudson River Basin
North Jersey ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern New Jersey
|
| sourceElevation | approximately 180 meters ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Rockland County
ⓘ
surface form:
Rockland County, New York
|
| tributaryOf | Newark Bay ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | estuarine river ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hackensack River wetlands
subject surface form:
Hackensack Cemetery
subject surface form:
Hackensack, New Jersey
subject surface form:
Hackensack, New Jersey
this entity surface form:
Hackensack River estuary
subject surface form:
Gateway (New Jersey region)
subject surface form:
Interstate 280 (New Jersey)