Bubbly Creek
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Bubbly Creek is a heavily polluted south branch of the Chicago River historically known for industrial waste that caused the water to bubble.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bubbly Creek canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river branch
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | Union Stock Yards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environmentalConcern |
habitat degradation
ⓘ
low dissolved oxygen ⓘ sediment contamination ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bridgeport, Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McKinley Park, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anaerobic bottom sediments
ⓘ
emission of methane gas ⓘ foul odor ⓘ heavily polluted ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
limited recreational use
ⓘ
urban wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dark, sludge-like bottom sediments
ⓘ
visible gas bubbles on water surface ⓘ |
| hasRestorationGoal |
improved water quality
ⓘ
restored aquatic habitat ⓘ |
| historicalEraOfPeakPollution |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
bubbling water caused by decomposing waste
ⓘ
industrial pollution ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Chicago River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Jungle by Upton Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | South Branch of the Chicago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | bubbles produced by decomposing organic matter ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutionSource |
meatpacking industry
ⓘ
stockyards waste ⓘ |
| pollutionType |
industrial waste
ⓘ
organic waste ⓘ sewage ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental remediation efforts
ⓘ
water quality monitoring ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | South Branch of the Chicago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | urban stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.