Connecticut River

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river

The Connecticut River is the longest river in New England, flowing south from the U.S.-Canada border through four states before emptying into Long Island Sound.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
basinCountry	United States →
basinIncludesState	Connecticut → Massachusetts → New Hampshire → Vermont →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
dischargesInto	Atlantic Ocean via Long Island Sound →
drainageBasin	Connecticut River watershed →
emptiesInto	Long Island Sound →
flowsDirection	generally south →
flowsThrough	Connecticut → Massachusetts → New Hampshire → Vermont →
formsBorderBetween	New Hampshire and Vermont →
hasBridge	Founders Bridge in Hartford → Memorial Bridge between Springfield and West Springfield →
hasCityOnRiver	Brattleboro, Vermont → Hartford NERFINISHED → Holyoke, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Middletown, Connecticut → Springfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Windsor, Vermont →
hasEstuary	Connecticut River estuary at Old Saybrook, Connecticut →
hasHistoricalSignificance	important for early New England settlement and trade →
hasProtectedArea	Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge →
length	approximately 410 miles → approximately 660 kilometers →
locatedIn	New England →
longestRiverIn	New England →
majorTributary	Ashuelot River NERFINISHED → Deerfield River NERFINISHED → Farmington River NERFINISHED → Millers River NERFINISHED → Westfield River → White River NERFINISHED →
mouth	Long Island Sound →
mouthCountry	United States →
notableFor	being the longest river in New England →
passesThrough	Connecticut River Valley →
region	Northeastern United States →
sourceCountry	United States →
sourceLocation	Fourth Connecticut Lake, New Hampshire →
sourceRegion	U.S.-Canada border area in northern New Hampshire →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → navigation in lower reaches → recreation →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hampden County, Massachusetts → Hartford, Connecticut, United States → Northampton, Massachusetts → Pioneer Valley → Springfield, Massachusetts →	locatedOnRiver
Connecticut Convention Center → East Windsor, Connecticut Colony → Hanover, New Hampshire → Holyoke, Massachusetts →	locatedOn
Hampden County, Massachusetts → Northeastern United States → Vermont →	hasMajorRiver
Mount Holyoke Range → Mount Tom → Skinner State Park →	overlooks
Hanover, New Hampshire → Holyoke, Massachusetts →	hasRiver
New Netherland → Springfield, Massachusetts →	majorRiver
Franklin County, Massachusetts →	bordersRiver
Green Mountains ("Connecticut River basin") →	drainageDivideFor
Westfield River ("Connecticut River at Agawam, Massachusetts") →	flowsInto
Connecticut River ("Connecticut River estuary at Old Saybrook, Connecticut") →	hasEstuary
Long Island Sound →	hasInflow
Riverfront Plaza →	locatedOnWaterbody
Turner's Falls massacre →	location
Connecticut Colony →	namedAfter
Mount Tom ("Connecticut River watershed") →	partOf
New Hampshire →	river
Western Massachusetts →	traversedBy