Bronx River

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freshwater river river

The Bronx River is a freshwater river in southeastern New York that flows south through Westchester County into the Bronx, historically significant as an urban waterway and the focus of major conservation and restoration efforts.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Bronx River canonical	39
Bronx River watershed	3
Bronx River (nearby)	1
Bronx River Estuary	1
Bronx River valley	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freshwater river ⓘ river ⓘ
adjacentTo	Bronx Zoo ⓘ New York Botanical Garden ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy	Bronx River Parkway ⓘ multiple road and rail bridges in Westchester County ⓘ multiple road and rail bridges in the Bronx ⓘ
ecosystemType	riparian ecosystem ⓘ
environmentalIssue	industrial pollution in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ urban runoff ⓘ
flowsInto	Flushing Bay ⓘ surface form: East River
flowsThrough	The Bronx ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ
governedBy	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation ⓘ
hasConservationProject	Bronx River Alliance restoration programs ⓘ Bronx River Parkway Reservation restoration ⓘ
hasWaterQualityProgram	Bronx River Alliance monitoring program ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early colonial transportation route ⓘ industrial waterway during 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
knownFor	being the only freshwater river in New York City ⓘ urban conservation and restoration efforts ⓘ
length	approximately 24 miles ⓘ approximately 38 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	U.S. state of New York ⓘ surface form: State of New York southeastern New York ⓘ
monitoredBy	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
mouthLocation	The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ surface form: Bronx, New York City
namedAfter	Jonas Bronck ⓘ
partOf	Hudson River estuarine system via East River ⓘ New York City waterbodies ⓘ
passesThrough	Bronx Park ⓘ Bronx River Forest ⓘ Bronx River Parkway Reservation ⓘ
recreation	canoeing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ walking and biking trails along its banks ⓘ
restorationGoal	enhancing public access and recreation ⓘ improving water quality ⓘ restoring aquatic and riparian habitat ⓘ
riverSystem	East River ⓘ surface form: East River watershed
sourceLocation	Valhalla, New York ⓘ surface form: Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
supports	urban wildlife habitat ⓘ
tributaryOf	East River ⓘ
urbanContext	major urban waterway in New York City ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

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

Westchester County, New York → contains → Bronx River ⓘ

The Bronx → knownFor → Bronx River ⓘ

The Bronx → hasWaterBody → Bronx River ⓘ

Yonkers, New York → traversedBy → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Parkway → follows → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx Zoo → borderedBy → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx Park → followsWatercourse → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx Park → traversedBy → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx Park → locatedIn → Bronx River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronx River valley

Battle of White Plains → geographicalFeature → Bronx River ⓘ

Soundview Park → adjacentTo → Bronx River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronx River Estuary

Soundview Park → hasViewOf → Bronx River ⓘ

Saw Mill River → locatedNear → Bronx River ⓘ

Hunts Point → borders → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronxville, New York → nearbyWatercourse → Bronx River ⓘ

Tuckahoe, New York → locatedNear → Bronx River ⓘ

West Farms area → adjacentTo → Bronx River ⓘ

subject surface form: West Farms

Hudson River watershed → includesRiver → Bronx River ⓘ

The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States → hasLandmark → Bronx River ⓘ

subject surface form: The Bronx

Cross Bronx Expressway → crosses → Bronx River ⓘ

Kensico Dam → watercourseDammed → Bronx River ⓘ

northern Bronx → adjacentTo → Bronx River ⓘ

Soundview → hasWaterBorder → Bronx River ⓘ

Soundview → hasWaterfront → Bronx River ⓘ

Soundview → locatedEastOf → Bronx River ⓘ

Soundview, Bronx → borderedBy → Bronx River ⓘ

North White Plains → drainageBasin → Bronx River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronx River watershed

Bronck → hasToponymicLegacy → Bronx River ⓘ

East Bronx → borderedBy → Bronx River ⓘ

Southern Boulevard → hasNearbyLandmark → Bronx River ⓘ

Chatterton Hill → near → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Greenway → follows → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Greenway → partOf → Bronx River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronx River watershed

New York City Subway West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station → nearbyAttraction → Bronx River ⓘ

subject surface form: West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station

Bronx–Westchester border → followsFeature → Bronx River ⓘ

Valhalla, New York → locatedOnWaterBody → Bronx River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronx River (nearby)

New Fulton Fish Market → locatedNear → Bronx River ⓘ

Hunts Point Terminal Market → adjacentTo → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Parkway Reservation → follows → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Parkway Reservation → followsValleyOf → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Parkway Reservation → hasView → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Forest → followsAlong → Bronx River ⓘ

Bronx River Forest → partOf → Bronx River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronx River watershed

Bronxdale → hasWaterFeatureNearby → Bronx River ⓘ