Piscataqua River

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river tidal estuary

The Piscataqua River is a tidal estuary forming part of the border between New Hampshire and Maine in the northeastern United States, known for its strong currents and historic role in regional trade and shipbuilding.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Piscataqua River canonical	33
Piscataqua River watershed	3
Piscataqua River basin	2
Piscataqua River estuary	2
Great Bay–Piscataqua River Estuary system	1
Piscataqua River between Maine and New Hampshire	1
Piscataqua River via Memorial Bridge	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ tidal estuary ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	General Sullivan Bridge ⓘ Little Bay Bridge ⓘ Memorial Bridge ⓘ Piscataqua River Bridge ⓘ Sarah Mildred Long Bridge ⓘ
drainageBasin	coastal New Hampshire ⓘ southwestern Maine ⓘ
estuaryType	drowned river valley estuary ⓘ
flowsInto	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
flowsThrough	Kittery, Maine ⓘ Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Maine ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance	naval and maritime industries ⓘ regional shipping ⓘ tourism and recreation ⓘ
hasEstuary	Great Bay Estuary ⓘ surface form: Great Bay
hasFeature	strong tidal currents and reversing falls in some reaches ⓘ
hasPort	Portsmouth Harbor ⓘ
hasTributary	Bellamy River ⓘ Cocheco River ⓘ Lamprey River ⓘ Oyster River ⓘ Salmon Falls River ⓘ Spruce Creek ⓘ Squamscott River ⓘ Sturgeon Creek ⓘ Winnicut River ⓘ
historicallySupported	fishing industry ⓘ lumber trade ⓘ shipbuilding industry ⓘ
knownFor	historic role in regional trade ⓘ historic shipbuilding activity ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ
locatedIn	New England ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gulf of Maine ⓘ
near	Great Bay Estuary ⓘ Portsmouth Naval Shipyard ⓘ
partOf	Piscataqua River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Bay–Piscataqua River Estuary system Piscataqua River watershed ⓘ
region	Northeastern United States ⓘ surface form: northeastern United States
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

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

Piscataway, New Jersey → namedFor → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Portsmouth → locatedOn → Piscataqua River ⓘ

subject surface form: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth → locatedAtMouthOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

subject surface form: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River estuary

Maine–New Hampshire border → follows → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Maine–New Hampshire border → partlyDefinedBy → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Piscataqua River → partOf → Piscataqua River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Bay–Piscataqua River Estuary system

New Hampshire Seacoast → hasMajorRiver → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Brentwood, New Hampshire → drainageBasin → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River watershed

Portsmouth, New Hampshire → locatedOnRiver → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard → locatedOn → Piscataqua River ⓘ

New Castle, New Hampshire → locatedAtMouthOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

New Castle, New Hampshire → hasWaterBody → Piscataqua River ⓘ

USS Albacore Museum → locatedNear → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Seacoast Repertory Theatre → locatedNear → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Strawbery Banke → situatedOn → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Moffatt-Ladd House → overlooks → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Dover → locatedNearRiver → Piscataqua River ⓘ

subject surface form: Dover, New Hampshire

Newington, New Hampshire → locatedOn → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Newington, New Hampshire → borderedBy → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Newington, New Hampshire → hasCoastlineOn → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Newington, New Hampshire → adjacentWaterBody → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Piscataqua River Bridge → crosses → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Piscataqua River Bridge → namedAfter → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Piscataqua River Bridge → isMajorCrossingOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River estuary

Durham, New Hampshire → locatedNearRiver → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Prescott Park → adjacentTo → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Portsmouth Harbor → locatedOn → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Salmon Falls River → mouth → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Salmon Falls River → tributaryOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Salmon Falls River → partOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River watershed

Great Bay Estuary → connectedTo → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Great Bay Estuary → hasMouth → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Interstate 95 (New Hampshire) → crosses → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Exeter River → partOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River basin

Memorial Bridge → crosses → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Sarah Mildred Long Bridge → crosses → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Sarah Mildred Long Bridge → oneOfThreeMajorCrossingsOf → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River between Maine and New Hampshire

Kittery, Maine → borderedBy → Piscataqua River ⓘ

Fort Constitution State Historic Site → locatedOnWaterbody → Piscataqua River ⓘ

U.S. Route 1 (New Hampshire) → crosses → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River via Memorial Bridge

Winnicut River → riverSystem → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River watershed

Winnicut River → drainageBasin → Piscataqua River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piscataqua River basin

Dover, New Hampshire, United States → nearWaterBody → Piscataqua River ⓘ

subject surface form: Dover, New Hampshire