Disambiguation evidence for River Douglas (via Manchester Ship Canal system context) via surface form

"River Douglas"


As subject (47)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "River Douglas".

Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs River Yarrow
surface form: River Asland
alsoKnownAs River Astland
basinCountry England
connectedTo Leeds and Liverpool Canal
connectedTo Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
country England
crossedBy A59 road (near Tarleton)
crossedBy M6 motorway (near Wigan)
crossedBy Manchester–Southport railway (near Wigan)
drainageBasin Ribble estuary
ecologicalRole habitat for freshwater fish
ecologicalRole habitat for wetland birds
flowsInto Irish Sea via Ribble estuary
flowsNear Chorley
flowsNear Parbold
flowsNear Standish
flowsNear Tarleton
flowsThrough Lancashire
flowsThrough Wigan
surface form: Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
flowsThrough Wigan
historicalSignificance supported development of Wigan coalfield
historicalSignificance supported textile and milling industries along its course
historicalUse local industry
historicalUse navigation
historicallyCanalisedAs Douglas Navigation
instanceOf river
instanceOf watercourse
locatedIn Lancashire
locatedIn North West England
managedBy Environment Agency (England)
mouthLocation Ribble estuary
navigableInSection lower reaches near the Ribble estuary
partOf Ribble and Alt catchment (Environment Agency classification)
partOf Ribble catchment
region North West England
sourceLocation Rivington area
tributary River Chor
tributary River Lostock
surface form: River Eller Brook
tributary River Lostock
tributary River Syd Brook
tributary River Tawd
tributary River Yarrow
tributaryOf River Ribble
usedFor transport of coal
usedFor transport of industrial goods
waterManagementRole flood risk management in Wigan area
waterManagementRole land drainage in West Lancashire