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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
river
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| basinCountry |
United States of America
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| country |
United States of America
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| crossedBy |
multiple road and rail bridges in Massachusetts
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multiple road and rail bridges in New Hampshire → |
| ecosystemType |
temperate freshwater river ecosystem
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| environmentalIssue |
dye and chemical contamination
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industrial wastewater pollution → sewage pollution → |
| flowsThrough |
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts → Worcester County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → |
| hasConservationStatus |
significant portions restored from previous pollution
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| hasFeature |
floodplain wetlands
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riparian forests → |
| hasTributary |
Nissitissit River
NERFINISHED
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North Nashua River → South Nashua River → Squannacook River NERFINISHED → |
| hasWatershedOrganization |
Nashua River Watershed Association
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| historicalUse |
industrial corridor for other manufacturing plants
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industrial corridor for paper mills → industrial corridor for textile mills → |
| influenced |
regional environmental legislation and policy
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| knownFor |
history of severe industrial pollution
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major environmental restoration efforts → |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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New England → New Hampshire → |
| mouth |
Merrimack River
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| mouthLocatedIn |
Nashua, New Hampshire
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| near |
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
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| partOf |
Merrimack River watershed
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| passesThrough |
Ayer, Massachusetts
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Dunstable, Massachusetts → Fitchburg, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Groton, Massachusetts → Lancaster, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Leominster, Massachusetts → Nashua, New Hampshire → Shirley, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → |
| sourceLocatedIn |
Central Massachusetts
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| subjectOf |
Nashua River Watershed Association advocacy
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Nashua River cleanup movement → |
| tributaryOf |
Merrimack River
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| usedFor |
canoeing
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fishing → kayaking → recreation → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ayer
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Ayer, Massachusetts → Fort Devens, Massachusetts → |
near |
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Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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containsRiver |
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Squannacook River
("Nashua River at Shirley-Groton line")
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hasMouth |
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Town of Shirley
("Nashua River watershed")
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locatedInWatershed |
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Squannacook River
("Nashua River watershed")
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partOf |
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Fitchburg
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traversedByRiver |
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Merrimack River
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tributary |