Miami River
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The Miami River is a short river in Florida that flows from the Everglades through the city of Miami into Biscayne Bay, historically serving as an important waterway for the region.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miami River (Florida) | 3 |
| Miami River area | 2 |
| North Fork Miami River | 1 |
| South Fork Miami River | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Government Center (Miami)
ⓘ
surface form:
Civic Center (Miami)
Downtown Miami ⓘ Little Havana ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cityServed | Miami ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Miami Canal
ⓘ
Tamiami Canal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Everglades ⓘ |
| environmentalContext |
partially canalized river
ⓘ
urbanized waterway ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Biscayne Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Miami
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Miami
|
| hasBridge |
Flagler Street Bridge
ⓘ
Miami Avenue Bridge ⓘ NW 12th Avenue Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ NW 5th Street Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Biscayne Bay ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Port of Miami River terminals ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Mayaimi people (indirectly via Lake Mayaimi) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Miami River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork Miami River
Miami River self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
South Fork Miami River
|
| historicalSignificance |
early transportation corridor for Miami
ⓘ
supported development of Miami as a port city ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
shipping channel
ⓘ
trade route ⓘ transportation waterway ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 5.5 ⓘ |
| lengthApproxMiles | 3.5 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Miami-Dade County ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Biscayne Bay
ⓘ
Downtown Miami ⓘ |
| navigable | yes ⓘ |
| near |
Miami Riverwalk
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami River Greenway
Miami Riverwalk ⓘ |
| region | South Florida ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Everglades ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
marine industry ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Ocean basin
|
| watercourse |
Biscayne Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Biscayne Bay watershed
|
| waterManagement |
South Florida Water Management District
ⓘ
surface form:
South Florida water management system
|
| waterwayType | tidal river ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Miami River area
this entity surface form:
Miami River (Florida)
this entity surface form:
North Fork Miami River
this entity surface form:
South Fork Miami River
this entity surface form:
Miami River (Florida)
this entity surface form:
Miami River area
this entity surface form:
Miami River (Florida)