River des Peres
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River des Peres is an urban river and drainage channel in the St. Louis, Missouri area, heavily engineered for flood control and wastewater management.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage channel
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
combined sewer overflow issues
ⓘ
flooding events in St. Louis history ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Forest Park, St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeredBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
City of St. Louis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
flood control
ⓘ
stormwater drainage ⓘ wastewater management ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
combined sewer overflow conduit
ⓘ
heavily engineered ⓘ partially channelized ⓘ partially enclosed in culverts ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | designated drainage and sewer channel in parts of its course ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation | near St. Louis–Carondelet area on Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Black Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deer Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravois Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Shady Grove Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | natural river and wetland corridor ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Missouri
ⓘ
St. Louis County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
|
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Greater St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | River of the Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Carondelet neighborhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lindenwood Park neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Hills neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paralleledBy |
Interstate 44
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 55 NERFINISHED ⓘ MetroLink Blue Line (partially) NERFINISHED ⓘ River Des Peres Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | St. Louis sewer system ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Mississippi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | River des Peres Watershed Coalition activities ⓘ |
| underwent |
Works Progress Administration improvements in the 1930s
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major channelization in early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conveyance of stormwater
ⓘ
conveyance of treated wastewater ⓘ |
| watershed | River des Peres watershed ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.