Housatonic River

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geographical feature river

The Housatonic River is a major New England waterway that flows from western Massachusetts through western Connecticut to Long Island Sound, known for its scenic valleys, recreation, and historical mill towns.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Housatonic River canonical	49
Housatonic River watershed	6
Housatonic River basin	2
East Branch Housatonic River	1
Housatonic River in Stratford, Connecticut	1
Housatonic River system	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossesStateBorderBetween	Massachusetts and Connecticut ⓘ
emptiesInto	Long Island Sound ⓘ
flowsThrough	Connecticut ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ
flowsThroughRegion	Berkshire County ⓘ surface form: Berkshire County, Massachusetts Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ Litchfield County, Connecticut ⓘ
flowsThroughTown	Salisbury, Connecticut ⓘ surface form: Cornwall, Connecticut Derby, Connecticut ⓘ Great Barrington, Massachusetts ⓘ Kent, Connecticut, United States ⓘ surface form: Kent, Connecticut Lee, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenox, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ surface form: Lenox, Massachusetts New Milford, Connecticut ⓘ Pittsfield, Massachusetts ⓘ Shelton, Connecticut ⓘ Stockbridge, Massachusetts ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	PCB contamination ⓘ industrial pollution ⓘ
hasRecreationArea	Housatonic Meadows State Park ⓘ Kent Falls State Park ⓘ
hasReservoir	Lake Housatonic ⓘ Lake Lillinonah ⓘ Lake Zoar ⓘ
hasTributary	Green River (Massachusetts) ⓘ Naugatuck River ⓘ Shepaug River ⓘ Still River (Connecticut) ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor	industrial water power ⓘ paper mills ⓘ textile mills ⓘ
influencedWork	orchestral piece "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by Charles Ives ⓘ
knownFor	historical mill towns ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ scenic valleys ⓘ
locatedIn	New England ⓘ
managedBy	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
mentionedInWork	poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant ⓘ
mouth	Long Island Sound ⓘ
partOfWatershed	Long Island Sound ⓘ surface form: Long Island Sound watershed
region	western Connecticut ⓘ Western Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: western Massachusetts
sourceLocation	Western Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: western Massachusetts
usedFor	boating ⓘ canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ hydropower ⓘ kayaking ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

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

Kent, Connecticut, United States → locatedOn → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: Kent, Connecticut

Kent, Connecticut, United States → hasRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: Kent, Connecticut

Berkshire County → hasRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

Long Island Sound → hasInflow → Housatonic River ⓘ

Kent Falls State Park → hasWatercourse → Housatonic River ⓘ

Litchfield County, Connecticut → hasFeature → Housatonic River ⓘ

Housatonic River valley → follows → Housatonic River ⓘ

Housatonic River valley → hasWatercourse → Housatonic River ⓘ

Housatonic River valley → hasAttraction → Housatonic River ⓘ

Housatonic River valley → drainageBasinOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

Connecticut Route 341 → crosses → Housatonic River ⓘ

Ten Mile River → partOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River watershed

Ten Mile River → tributaryOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

Ten Mile River → hasMouthIn → Housatonic River ⓘ

Taconic Mountains → drainageBasin → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River watershed

Newtown, Connecticut → locatedOnWaterbody → Housatonic River ⓘ

Litchfield Hills → contains → Housatonic River ⓘ

Yale Bulldogs women’s rowing → homeWater → Housatonic River ⓘ

Yale Bulldogs men’s rowing → homeWater → Housatonic River ⓘ

village of Millerton → locatedInWatershed → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: Millerton, New York

this entity surface form: Housatonic River watershed

Berkshire Mountains → drainage → Housatonic River ⓘ

New Milford, Connecticut → locatedOnRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

Sherman, Connecticut, United States → hasWaterBody → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: Sherman, Connecticut

South Kent → locatedNear → Housatonic River ⓘ

Northwestern Connecticut → contains → Housatonic River ⓘ

Kent Falls → flowsInto → Housatonic River ⓘ

Sheffield, Massachusetts → crossedByRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

Sheffield → locatedNear → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: Sheffield, Massachusetts

Great Barrington, Massachusetts → traversedBy → Housatonic River ⓘ

Pittsfield, Massachusetts → hasRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

Lee, Massachusetts → locatedNear → Housatonic River ⓘ

Falls Brook → partOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River watershed

Dalton, Massachusetts → geographyFeature → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River watershed

Housatonic Meadows State Park → locatedOn → Housatonic River ⓘ

Housatonic Meadows State Park → hasWaterBody → Housatonic River ⓘ

Lake Waramaug → partOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River watershed

Hinsdale → traversedByRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: Hinsdale, Massachusetts

this entity surface form: East Branch Housatonic River

Greater Danbury → hasRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

Canaan, Connecticut → traversedBy → Housatonic River ⓘ

Merritt Parkway → easternTerminus → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River in Stratford, Connecticut

Shepaug River → mouthOfWatercourse → Housatonic River ⓘ

Shepaug River → tributaryOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

Shepaug River → riverSystem → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River basin

Shelton, Connecticut → locatedOnRiver → Housatonic River ⓘ

Stratford, Connecticut → locatedAtMouthOf → Housatonic River ⓘ

Bridgewater, Connecticut → locatedNear → Housatonic River ⓘ

Green River (Massachusetts) → mouthOfWatercourse → Housatonic River ⓘ

Green River (Massachusetts) → hasMouthLocation → Housatonic River ⓘ

Green River (Massachusetts) → hasHydrologicalSystem → Housatonic River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Housatonic River system

poem "The Housatonic at Stockbridge" by William Cullen Bryant → setting → Housatonic River ⓘ

subject surface form: The Housatonic at Stockbridge