Anacostia River

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river tidal river

The Anacostia River is a tidal river in the Washington, D.C. area known for its historical significance, urban setting, and long-running environmental restoration efforts.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Anacostia River canonical	92
Anacostia River watershed	8
Anacostia River valley	4
Northeast Branch Anacostia River	4
Northwest Branch Anacostia River	4
Anacostia	2
Anacostia River in Washington, D.C.	2
Anacostia River (nearby via Bladensburg)	1
Anacostia River basin	1
Anacostia River corridor	1
Anacostia River shoreline	1
Northeast Branch Anacostia River watershed	1
Potomac River shoreline	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ tidal river ⓘ
adjacentTo	Anacostia neighborhood ⓘ Capitol Hill ⓘ surface form: Capitol Hill area Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling ⓘ Navy Yard neighborhood ⓘ RFK Stadium ⓘ surface form: RFK Stadium site
basinArea	approximately 176 square miles ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
borderedBy	Anacostia Riverwalk Trail ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	District of Columbia–Maryland border ⓘ
drainageBasinIncludes	northeastern Washington, D.C. ⓘ suburban Maryland communities ⓘ
ecoregion	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
flowsInto	Potomac River ⓘ
governedBy	District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment ⓘ surface form: District Department of Energy & Environment Maryland Department of the Environment ⓘ
hasBridge	11th Street Bridges ⓘ Benning Road Bridge ⓘ CSX Railroad Bridge ⓘ East Capitol Street Bridge ⓘ Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge ⓘ Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	combined sewer overflows ⓘ legacy industrial contamination ⓘ stormwater runoff pollution ⓘ trash and debris pollution ⓘ
hasPart	Anacostia River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northeast Branch Anacostia River Anacostia River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northwest Branch Anacostia River
hasWildlife	aquatic fish species ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ
historicallyInhabitedBy	Nacotchtank people ⓘ
knownFor	environmental degradation ⓘ historical significance in Washington, D.C. ⓘ long-running restoration efforts ⓘ urban setting ⓘ
length	approximately 8.7 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Maryland ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	Anacostia Park ⓘ Bladensburg Waterfront Park ⓘ Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens ⓘ
monitoredBy	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency local environmental organizations ⓘ
mouthOfWatercourse	Potomac River ⓘ
namedAfter	Nacotchtank people ⓘ
partOf	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
passesThrough	Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland Washington, D.C. ⓘ
riverMouthLocation	near Hains Point, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sourceLocation	Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
subjectOf	Anacostia River restoration projects ⓘ Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership ⓘ District of Columbia Clean Rivers Project ⓘ
tributaryOf	Potomac River ⓘ
usedFor	fishing (with advisories) ⓘ kayaking and canoeing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
waterBodyType	tidal estuarine river ⓘ

Referenced by (122)

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

Potomac River → tributary → Anacostia River ⓘ

Capitol Hill → borders → Anacostia River ⓘ

Fort Belvoir → hasEnvironmentalFeature → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Potomac River shoreline

College Park, Maryland → locatedOn → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Branch Anacostia River watershed

College Park, Maryland → partOf → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anacostia River basin

Nationals Park → nearbyRiver → Anacostia River ⓘ

RFK Stadium → near → Anacostia River ⓘ

Colmar Manor, Maryland → locatedNear → Anacostia River ⓘ

Anacostia River → hasPart → Anacostia River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Branch Anacostia River

Anacostia River → hasPart → Anacostia River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Branch Anacostia River

Southeast Washington, D.C. → isDividedBy → Anacostia River ⓘ

Southeast Washington, D.C. → hasRiverfront → Anacostia River ⓘ

Northeast Washington, D.C. → boundedBy → Anacostia River ⓘ

Southwest Washington, D.C. → borders → Anacostia River ⓘ

Harbor Patrol Unit → operatesOn → Anacostia River ⓘ

Anacostia Community Museum → neighborhood → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anacostia

Fort McNair → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Anacostia River ⓘ

Buzzard Point, Washington, D.C. → locatedAtConfluenceOf → Anacostia River ⓘ

Buzzard Point, Washington, D.C. → borderedBy → Anacostia River ⓘ

Riverdale Park, Maryland → adjacentTo → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Branch Anacostia River

Hyattsville, Maryland → locatedOnRiver → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Branch Anacostia River

Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area → hasRiver → Anacostia River ⓘ

Bladensburg, Maryland → locatedOnRiver → Anacostia River ⓘ

Edmonston, Maryland → crossedByRiver → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Branch Anacostia River

Edmonston, Maryland → partOfWatershed → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anacostia River watershed

North Brentwood, Maryland → locatedOnRiver → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northeast Branch Anacostia River

Lake Artemesia Natural Area → isPartOf → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anacostia River watershed

Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling → namedAfter → Anacostia River ⓘ

West Hyattsville station → nearbyWaterway → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Branch Anacostia River

National Arboretum → hasAttraction → Anacostia River ⓘ

subject surface form: United States National Arboretum

this entity surface form: Anacostia River shoreline

Anacostia station → near → Anacostia River ⓘ

Benning → near → Anacostia River ⓘ

Marshall Heights → locatedEastOf → Anacostia River ⓘ

Kingman Park neighborhood → locatedNear → Anacostia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Kingman Park

River Terrace neighborhood → locatedOnWater → Anacostia River ⓘ

subject surface form: River Terrace

Adelphi, Maryland → locatedOn → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Branch Anacostia River

Benning neighborhood → adjacentTo → Anacostia River ⓘ

Stadium–Armory station → nearbyLandmark → Anacostia River ⓘ

Capitol Power Plant → locatedNear → Anacostia River ⓘ

River Terrace → locatedAlong → Anacostia River ⓘ

Kingman Park → borderedBy → Anacostia River ⓘ

Anacostia neighborhood → locatedOnWater → Anacostia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Anacostia

Anacostia neighborhood → namedAfter → Anacostia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Anacostia

Anacostia neighborhood → borderedBy → Anacostia River ⓘ

subject surface form: Anacostia

Benning Road NE → crosses → Anacostia River ⓘ

Maryland Route 450 → crosses → Anacostia River ⓘ

Washington Navy Yard → locatedOn → Anacostia River ⓘ

Civil War Defenses of Washington → locatedOn → Anacostia River ⓘ

Kenilworth Marsh → locatedOnWaterbody → Anacostia River ⓘ

Kenilworth Marsh → partOf → Anacostia River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anacostia River watershed