Rideau River

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river waterway

The Rideau River is a major waterway in Eastern Ontario, Canada, flowing through the city of Ottawa and forming part of the historic Rideau Canal system.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → waterway →
associatedWith	UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal →
basinCountry	Canada →
confluenceLocation	downtown Ottawa →
country	Canada →
crossedBy	multiple bridges in Ottawa →
drainageBasin	Ottawa River basin →
flowsDirection	generally northeast →
flowsNear	ByWard Market area → Parliament Hill →
flowsThrough	Ottawa →
formsPartOf	Rideau Canal system →
hasAdjacentCommunity	New Edinburgh → Old Ottawa East → Old Ottawa South →
hasAdjacentParkland	Rideau River parks in Ottawa →
hasEcosystem	freshwater river ecosystem →
hasFeature	Rideau Falls → islands near its mouth →
hasFloodRisk	spring flooding in low-lying areas →
hasRecreationalTrail	paths along its banks in Ottawa →
hasUse	boating → fishing → recreation → tourism →
isImportantFor	local wildlife habitat → regional transportation history →
length	about 146 km →
locatedIn	Eastern Ontario → Ontario →
managedBy	Parks Canada (for canal-related sections) →
mouth	Ottawa River →
namedAfter	Rideau Falls →
partOf	Rideau Canal →
passesThrough	Kemptville → Manotick → Merrickville → Smiths Falls →
province	Ontario →
region	National Capital Region →
sourceLocation	Rideau Lakes region → Upper Rideau Lake →
terminatesAt	Rideau Falls →
tributaryOf	Ottawa River →
usedFor	navigation as part of Rideau Canal →
waterSystem	St. Lawrence River drainage basin →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baron Rideau → Rideau Canal →	namedAfter
Rideau Cottage → Rideau Hall →	near
Ottawa Centre →	borderedBy
Carleton University →	campusBorderedBy
Eastern Ontario →	containsWaterBody
National Capital Region (Canada) →	hasMajorRiver
Ottawa River →	hasMajorTributary
Ottawa →	river