Paerdegat Basin

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Paerdegat Basin is a tidal creek and channel in Brooklyn, New York City, that connects residential and industrial areas to Jamaica Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf channel
tidal creek
waterway
adjacentTo Paerdegat Basin Park
Shore Parkway NERFINISHED
connectsTo Jamaica Bay NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Belt Parkway NERFINISHED
environmentalIssue combined sewer overflow
water pollution
flowsThrough industrial areas of Brooklyn
residential areas of Brooklyn
hasEcosystemType urban estuarine ecosystem
hasMouth Jamaica Bay NERFINISHED
hasNameMeaning "horse gate" in Dutch
hasNameOrigin Dutch language
hasNearbyFacility Paerdegat Basin Combined Sewer Overflow Facility
hasNearbyLandUse industrial facilities
marinas
parks
residential housing
hasSalinity brackish water
hasTidalCharacteristic semidiurnal tides
locatedIn Brooklyn
Jamaica Bay watershed
New York
surface form: New York (state)

New York City
East Coast of the United States
surface form: United States East Coast

Brooklyn
surface form: borough of Brooklyn

southeastern Brooklyn
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
managedBy New York City Department of Environmental Protection
near Bergen Beach
Canarsie
Flatlands, Brooklyn
Mill Basin
partOf Gateway National Recreation Area vicinity
Jamaica Bay NERFINISHED
New York City waterway system
New York Harbor estuary system NERFINISHED
region Jamaica Bay
surface form: Jamaica Bay area
subjectOf environmental restoration projects
usedFor navigation by small boats
stormwater drainage
waterBodyType tidal creek
tidal inlet

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Jamaica Bay hasPart Paerdegat Basin
Jamaica Bay mouthOf Paerdegat Basin
Canarsie waterfront Paerdegat Basin