Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system

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drainage basin freshwater system inland waterway system

The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system is a vast interconnected chain of freshwater lakes and the St. Lawrence River that forms one of the world’s largest inland waterways, linking the interior of North America to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Observed surface forms (35)

Surface form	Occurrences
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system	13
Great Lakes Basin	8
St. Lawrence Seaway	6
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway	5
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system	4
St. Lawrence Seaway system	4
Great Lakes	3
Great Lakes shipping routes	3
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin	3
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River drainage basin	3
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence waterway	3
Saint Lawrence Seaway	3
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin	2
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway System	2
Lower Great Lakes	2
Saint Lawrence River	2
Great Lakes basin	1
Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem	1
Great Lakes navigational system	1
Great Lakes shipping	1
Great Lakes shipping route	1
Great Lakes–Atlantic Ocean shipping route	1
Great Lakes–Atlantic Ocean trade route	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway shipping corridor	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence basin	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence cross-border region	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence grain route	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region	1
Saint Lawrence River basin	1
Saint Lawrence River system	1
St. Lawrence River	1
St. Lawrence River system	1
St. Lawrence River watershed	1
St. Lawrence Valley	1
binational St. Lawrence Seaway system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drainage basin ⓘ freshwater system ⓘ inland waterway system ⓘ
borderRegion	Canada–United States border region ⓘ surface form: United States–Canada border
connectsTo	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
drainageAreaCountry	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainsFrom	Lake Erie ⓘ Lake Huron ⓘ Lake Michigan ⓘ Lake Ontario ⓘ Lake Superior ⓘ
economicRole	agricultural export route ⓘ industrial transportation route ⓘ major shipping corridor ⓘ
environmentalIssue	habitat fragmentation ⓘ invasive aquatic species ⓘ pollution and eutrophication ⓘ
feature	locks and canals ⓘ navigation channels ⓘ
flowsInto	Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
governedBy	binational agreements between United States and Canada ⓘ
hasSubregion	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lower Great Lakes Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River corridor Great Lakes ⓘ surface form: Upper Great Lakes
includes	Great Lakes ⓘ Lake Erie ⓘ Lake Huron ⓘ Lake Michigan ⓘ Lake Ontario ⓘ Lake Superior ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River
linkedBy	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway
majorRiverMouth	St. Lawrence River mouth at Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
outletOf	Great Lakes ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin
passesThrough	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
primaryOutflow	Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River
rank	one of the world’s largest inland waterways ⓘ
role	link between interior of North America and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
supports	commercial navigation ⓘ fisheries ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
usedFor	bulk cargo transport ⓘ grain export ⓘ iron ore and coal shipping ⓘ
waterType	predominantly freshwater ⓘ

Referenced by (87)

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

Adirondack Mountains → adjacentTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence Valley

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → appliesTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Basin

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council → appliesToJurisdiction → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → appliesToRegion → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → appliesToRegion → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Basin

Northern United States → borderFeature → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence waterway

Calumet Harbor → connectedTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes shipping routes

Gulf of St. Lawrence → connectedTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence waterway

Port of Duluth-Superior → connectedTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence Seaway

Cal-Sag Channel → connectsHydrologicBasins → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes basin

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation → connectsThroughOperations → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes

Port of Montreal → connectsTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes

Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan → connectsViaWaterway → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Great Lakes

Georgian Bay → drainageBasin → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system

Great Lakes → drainageBasin → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Basin

Lake Huron → drainageBasin → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Basin

Thessalon River → drainageBasin → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Basin

Lake Michigan → drainageVia → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River

Straits of Mackinac → ecoregion → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes freshwater ecosystem

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → environmentalContext → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence basin

Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels → geographicFocus → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → geographicScope → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system

Saint Lawrence River → hasCanalSystem → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence Seaway

Michipicoten River → hasHydrologicalConnection → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system

North America → hasNotableFeature → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

Canada–United States border region → hasPart → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence cross-border region

Great Lakes Works → hasPortAccess → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system

St. Marys River → hasStrategicImportance → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes shipping route

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system → hasSubregion → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Great Lakes

Great Lakes region → hasTransportationInfrastructure → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway

U.S. Steel Gary Works complex → hasTransportationLink → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes shipping

Port of Chicago vicinity → hasWaterwayConnection → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence Seaway

Province of Canada → historicalRegion → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region

St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation → isBinationalComponentOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: binational St. Lawrence Seaway system

Calumet River → isPartOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada → isPartOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

subject surface form: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system

Calumet Harbor → isPartOfCorridor → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system

Lake Superior → isPartOfWaterway → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway

Welland Canal → isSectionOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system

St. Marys River → isSegmentOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence Seaway

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement → jurisdiction → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin

Province of Quebec → keyRiver → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence River

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system → linkedBy → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway

Port of Thunder Bay → locatedIn → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system

Rivière des Prairies → locatedInWaterSystem → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence River basin

Adirondack Mountains → majorRiverSystems → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River watershed

White bass → nativeTo → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lawrence River system

International Joint Commission → operatesIn → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin

SLSDC → operatesIn → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Lawrence Seaway

SLSDC → operatesIn → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway System