Park River

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Park River is a small urban river in Hartford, Connecticut, much of which now flows through underground conduits beneath the city.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
urban river
alsoKnownAs Hog River NERFINISHED
Little River NERFINISHED
basinCountry United States
channelizationBegan early 20th century
channelizedAs underground conduit
city Hartford NERFINISHED
country United States
enclosedInConduits mid-20th century
environmentalIssue water pollution
floodControlProjectBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
flowsInto Connecticut River NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
hasPart Cemetery Brook
Gully Brook
Lenox Brook
North Branch Park River NERFINISHED
Piper Brook
South Branch Park River NERFINISHED
Trout Brook NERFINISHED
Wash Brook
West Branch Park River NERFINISHED
Woodland Street Branch
hasUndergroundSection yes
historicalUse industrial power source
waste disposal
locatedIn Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
locatedUnder downtown Hartford
majorFloodEvent Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Hartford Flood of 1936
mouthElevation approximately 6 meters
mouthLocatedIn Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED
namedFor Bushnell Park vicinity (historical association)
partOf Connecticut River watershed
passesNear Bushnell Park NERFINISHED
Colt Park
Pope Park NERFINISHED
Trinity College
region New England
subjectOf Hartford flood control studies
urban river restoration proposals
surfaceFlowRemains in upstream branches
tributaryOf Connecticut River NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
locatedOnRiver

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