St. Joseph River

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The St. Joseph River is a major river in the Midwestern United States that flows through Michigan and Indiana before emptying into Lake Michigan at the city of St. Joseph, Michigan.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
St. Joseph River (Maumee River tributary) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin northern Indiana
West Michigan
surface form: southwestern Michigan
emptiesInto Lake Michigan
flowsGenerally northwest
flowsIntoBodyOfWaterAtCity Lake Michigan
surface form: Lake Michigan at St. Joseph, Michigan
flowsNear South Bend, Indiana
flowsThrough Elkhart, Indiana
Indiana
Michigan
Mishawaka, Indiana
Niles, Michigan
St. Joseph, Michigan
hasBridge Bicentennial Bridge in South Bend
hasCityOnBank Elkhart, Indiana
Mishawaka, Indiana
Niles, Michigan
South Bend, Indiana
St. Joseph, Michigan
hasMajorTributary Elkhart River
Illinois River
surface form: Kankakee River (historical connection via marshes)
hasMouth Lake Michigan
surface form: Lake Michigan at St. Joseph, Michigan
hasMouthElevation approximately 577 feet above sea level
hasRecreationalActivity boating
canoeing
kayaking
hasWatercourseSystem St. Joseph River watershed
hasWatershedUse agriculture
municipal water supply
isMajorRiverOf Indiana
Michigan
locatedIn Midwestern United States
mouthLocatedIn Berrien County, Michigan
St. Joseph, Michigan
partOf Great Lakes region
surface form: Great Lakes Basin
region Great Lakes region
sourceLocatedIn Hillsdale County, Michigan
south-central Michigan
state Indiana
Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
tributaryOf Lake Michigan
usedFor fishing
hydroelectric power
navigation
recreation

Referenced by (5)

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

Allen County, Indiana hasRiver St. Joseph River
this entity surface form: St. Joseph River (Maumee River tributary)
Lake Michigan inflow St. Joseph River
Fort Wayne, Indiana locatedAtConfluenceOf St. Joseph River
St. Joseph County, Indiana locatedOn St. Joseph River
Notre Dame, Indiana nearRiver St. Joseph River