Raritan River watershed
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The Raritan River watershed is a major drainage basin in central New Jersey that collects and channels water from numerous rivers, streams, and valleys into the Raritan River before it empties into Raritan Bay.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raritan River watershed canonical | 11 |
| Raritan River basin | 9 |
| Raritan River system | 2 |
| Raritan River system (via Raritan Bay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6026013 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Raritan River watershed Context triple: [Raritan Valley, partOf, Raritan River watershed]
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Delaware River watershed
The Delaware River watershed is the drainage basin that collects precipitation and runoff feeding the Delaware River and its tributaries across parts of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river in central New Jersey that flows eastward into Raritan Bay and serves as an important natural and historical waterway for the region.
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Raritan Valley
Raritan Valley is a region in central New Jersey characterized by communities along the Raritan River and served by the Raritan Valley Line commuter rail corridor.
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Hackensack River watershed
The Hackensack River watershed is the drainage area in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York that collects water flowing into the Hackensack River before it empties into Newark Bay.
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Catskill-Delaware Watershed
The Catskill-Delaware Watershed is a major protected watershed system in southeastern New York that supplies most of New York City’s unfiltered drinking water.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Raritan River watershed Target entity description: The Raritan River watershed is a major drainage basin in central New Jersey that collects and channels water from numerous rivers, streams, and valleys into the Raritan River before it empties into Raritan Bay.
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Delaware River watershed
The Delaware River watershed is the drainage basin that collects precipitation and runoff feeding the Delaware River and its tributaries across parts of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river in central New Jersey that flows eastward into Raritan Bay and serves as an important natural and historical waterway for the region.
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Raritan Valley
Raritan Valley is a region in central New Jersey characterized by communities along the Raritan River and served by the Raritan Valley Line commuter rail corridor.
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Hackensack River watershed
The Hackensack River watershed is the drainage area in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York that collects water flowing into the Hackensack River before it empties into Newark Bay.
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Catskill-Delaware Watershed
The Catskill-Delaware Watershed is a major protected watershed system in southeastern New York that supplies most of New York City’s unfiltered drinking water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
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watershed ⓘ |
| basinSize |
approximately 1,100 square miles
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approximately 2,850 square kilometers ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Bound Brook, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Bridgewater, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Edison, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland Park, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Perth Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscataway, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerville, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ South Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWatercourse |
Ambrose Brook
NERFINISHED
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Black River NERFINISHED ⓘ Bound Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Cedar Grove Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Chamberlain Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuckels Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware and Raritan Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Manalapan Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Matchaponix Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Millstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ Neshanic River NERFINISHED ⓘ North Branch Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ South Branch Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ South River NERFINISHED ⓘ Stony Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crossesCounty |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Mercer County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Monmouth County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsInto |
Raritan Bay
NERFINISHED
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Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Raritan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
habitat fragmentation
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nonpoint source pollution ⓘ stormwater runoff ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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South Amboy, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| locatedInRegion | Central New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOutlet | Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
NERFINISHED
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ Raritan Headwaters Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Raritan River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
New Jersey
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| usedFor |
drinking water supply
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fisheries ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
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Subject: Raritan River watershed Description of subject: The Raritan River watershed is a major drainage basin in central New Jersey that collects and channels water from numerous rivers, streams, and valleys into the Raritan River before it empties into Raritan Bay.
Referenced by (23)
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