Nashua River

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The Nashua River is a New England waterway flowing through Massachusetts and New Hampshire, historically significant for both severe industrial pollution and subsequent environmental restoration efforts.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
crossedBy multiple road and rail bridges in Massachusetts
multiple road and rail bridges in New Hampshire
ecosystemType temperate freshwater river ecosystem
environmentalIssue dye and chemical contamination
industrial wastewater pollution
sewage pollution
flowsThrough Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
hasConservationStatus significant portions restored from previous pollution
hasFeature floodplain wetlands
riparian forests
hasTributary Nissitissit River NERFINISHED
North Nashua River
South Nashua River
Squannacook River NERFINISHED
hasWatershedOrganization Nashua River Watershed Association
historicalUse industrial corridor for other manufacturing plants
industrial corridor for paper mills
industrial corridor for textile mills
influenced regional environmental legislation and policy
knownFor history of severe industrial pollution
major environmental restoration efforts
locatedIn Massachusetts
New England
New Hampshire
mouth Merrimack River
mouthLocatedIn Nashua, New Hampshire
near Fort Devens, Massachusetts
partOf Merrimack River watershed
passesThrough Ayer, Massachusetts
Dunstable, Massachusetts
Fitchburg, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Groton, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Leominster, Massachusetts
Nashua, New Hampshire
Shirley, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sourceLocatedIn Central Massachusetts
subjectOf Nashua River Watershed Association advocacy
Nashua River cleanup movement
tributaryOf Merrimack River
usedFor canoeing
fishing
kayaking
recreation

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