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.

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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

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