River Darent

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chalk stream river

River Darent is a chalk stream river in Kent, England, flowing north through the Darent Valley to join the River Thames.

Aliases (2)

Darent Valley ×3
River Cray (indirectly via Thames system) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chalk stream → river →
basinCountry	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
country	England →
crossedBy	A20 road NERFINISHED → A225 road NERFINISHED → M25 motorway NERFINISHED →
ecoregion	chalk stream habitat →
etymology	name related to Celtic word for oak or river of oaks (disputed) →
flowsDirection	generally north →
flowsInto	Thames → surface form: "River Thames"
flowsThrough	Brasted → River Darent → surface form: "Darent Valley" Dartford NERFINISHED → Eynsford → Farningham → Horton Kirby → Otford → Shoreham → South Darenth → Northbourne → surface form: "Sundridge" Westerham NERFINISHED →
hasConservationStatus	subject to river restoration projects →
hasGeologicalType	chalk →
hasIssue	abstraction pressure → low flows in dry periods →
hasNearbySettlement	Dartford NERFINISHED → Sevenoaks NERFINISHED →
hasTributary	River Darent → surface form: "River Cray (indirectly via Thames system)"
hasWaterType	freshwater →
knownFor	clear chalk stream water → trout fishing →
locatedIn	River Darent → surface form: "Darent Valley" Kent → South East England →
locatedNear	North Downs →
mouthLocatedIn	Dartford NERFINISHED → Kent →
mouthLocation	Thames → surface form: "River Thames"
partOf	Thames River watershed → surface form: "Thames River Basin"
region	River Darent → surface form: "Darent Valley"
sourceLocatedIn	Kent →
sourceLocation	near Westerham →
tributaryOf	Thames → surface form: "River Thames"
usedFor	amenity value for local communities → angling → recreation →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Downs → crossedBy → River Darent →

River Darent → flowsThrough → River Darent →

this entity surface form: "Darent Valley"

River Darent → hasTributary → River Darent →

this entity surface form: "River Cray (indirectly via Thames system)"

River Darent → locatedIn → River Darent →

this entity surface form: "Darent Valley"

Dartford → locatedOnRiver → River Darent →

River Darent → region → River Darent →

this entity surface form: "Darent Valley"