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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Park River canonical 12
Park River system 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
urban river
alsoKnownAs Hog River
Little River
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
channelizationBegan early 20th century
channelizedAs underground conduit
city Hartford
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enclosedInConduits mid-20th century
environmentalIssue water pollution
floodControlProjectBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
flowsInto Connecticut River
flowsThrough Hartford, Connecticut, United States
surface form: Hartford, Connecticut
hasPart Cemetery Brook
Gully Brook
Lenox Brook
North Branch Park River
Piper Brook
South Branch Park River
Trout Brook
Piper Brook
surface form: Wash Brook

North Branch Park River
surface form: West Branch Park River

Woodland Street Branch
hasUndergroundSection yes
historicalUse industrial power source
waste disposal
locatedIn Connecticut
Hartford County
surface form: Hartford County, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut, United States
surface form: Hartford, Connecticut
locatedUnder Downtown Hartford business district
surface form: downtown Hartford
majorFloodEvent Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Hartford Flood of 1936
mouthElevation approximately 6 meters
mouthLocatedIn Hartford, Connecticut, United States
surface form: Hartford, Connecticut
namedFor Bushnell Park vicinity (historical association)
partOf Connecticut River watershed
passesNear Bushnell Park
Colt Park
Pope Park
Trinity College
region New England
subjectOf Hartford flood control studies
urban river restoration proposals
surfaceFlowRemains in upstream branches
tributaryOf Connecticut River

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

Woodland Street Branch partOf Park River
Lenox Brook partOf Park River
this entity surface form: Park River system
Lenox Brook tributaryOf Park River
Hartford Flood of 1936 mainRiver Park River
Cemetery Brook tributaryOf Park River
Gully Brook tributaryOf Park River
Gully Brook mouthRiver Park River
Piper Brook tributaryOf Park River
Piper Brook mouth Park River
Piper Brook hydrologicalSystem Park River
this entity surface form: Park River system