Cuyahoga River
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The Cuyahoga River is a historically significant river in northeastern Ohio, known for its industrial past, infamous pollution and fires in the 20th century, and its role in spurring the modern U.S. environmental movement.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Cuyahoga River | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cuyahoga Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityLocatedAtMouth | Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| environmentalStatusHistory |
heavily polluted in mid-20th century
ⓘ
subject to major cleanup and restoration efforts ⓘ |
| etymology |
name derived from a Native American language
ⓘ
often interpreted as "crooked river" ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Time magazine coverage of river pollution in 1969 ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geauga County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Portage County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Summit County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImprovedWaterQuality | yes ⓘ |
| hasMajorCityOnBanks |
Akron, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeanderingCourse | yes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
industrial transportation
ⓘ
shipping and commerce ⓘ waste disposal by industries ⓘ |
| influenced |
creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ⓘ
passage of the U.S. Clean Water Act ⓘ public support for environmental regulation in the United States ⓘ |
| length | approximately 100 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeastern Ohio
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn |
Cleveland, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1952 river fire
ⓘ
1969 river fire ⓘ earlier 20th-century river fires ⓘ |
| notableFor |
industrial pollution in the 19th and 20th centuries
ⓘ
multiple river fires in the 20th century ⓘ role in the modern U.S. environmental movement ⓘ symbol of water pollution in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Erie watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Cuyahoga Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn |
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geauga County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
environmental degradation
ⓘ
environmental reform in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Little Cuyahoga River