Westfield River
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The Westfield River is a major tributary of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, known for its scenic gorges, whitewater paddling, and protected wild and scenic segments.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Interstate 90 (Massachusetts)
ⓘ
surface form:
Interstate 90 in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Turnpike ⓘ multiple historic mill and road bridges ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Connecticut River
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut River at Agawam, Massachusetts
|
| flowsThrough |
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampden County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampshire County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Huntington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Westfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity |
habitat preservation
ⓘ
river corridor protection ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units
ⓘ
surface form:
National Wild and Scenic River
|
| hasEcosystemType | coldwater fishery ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
rocky gorges
ⓘ
steep-sided valleys ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation |
Agawam, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Springfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Branch Westfield River
ⓘ
Middle Branch Westfield River ⓘ West Branch Westfield River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedSegment |
East Branch Westfield River wild and scenic segment
ⓘ
Middle Branch Westfield River wild and scenic segment ⓘ West Branch Westfield River wild and scenic segment ⓘ |
| hasRecreationManagement | managed whitewater releases on some reaches ⓘ |
| hasSourceLocation |
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berkshire Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Berkshire Hills
|
| hasWatershedLandUse |
forested uplands
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | trout ⓘ |
| knownFor |
protected wild and scenic segments
ⓘ
scenic gorges ⓘ trout fishing ⓘ whitewater paddling ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Connecticut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units
ⓘ
surface form:
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
|
| riverSystem | Connecticut River watershed ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Connecticut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ hiking along river corridors ⓘ recreation ⓘ whitewater kayaking ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.