American Bottoms
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American Bottoms is a fertile floodplain along the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois, known for its rich agricultural land and industrial development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Bottom | 2 |
| American Bottoms canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floodplain
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| contains |
Cahokia Heights, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Granite City, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauget, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial riverfront complexes ⓘ levee systems ⓘ rail yards ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToRiver | low-lying ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fertile soil
ⓘ
flood-prone ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
grain production
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ petrochemical industry ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
backwater lakes
ⓘ
oxbow lakes ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
highways
ⓘ
levees ⓘ railroads ⓘ river ports ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ residential ⓘ transportation corridors ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural land
ⓘ
industrial development ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Madison County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro East NERFINISHED ⓘ Monroe County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Clair County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Bottom region of the Mississippi Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial facilities
ⓘ
row-crop agriculture ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
American Bottom
this entity surface form:
American Bottom