River Aire
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The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, flowing through industrial and urban centers such as Leeds and contributing significantly to the region’s navigation and waterways network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Aire canonical | 31 |
| River Aire (upper reaches) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aire and Calder Navigation
ⓘ
Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ouse catchment ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Humber river system ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Aire Valley
ⓘ
Bingley ⓘ Castleford ⓘ Keighley ⓘ Knottingley ⓘ Leeds ⓘ Leeds ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds city centre
Leeds city region ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds–Bradford metropolitan area
Saltaire ⓘ Shipley ⓘ Skipton ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flood defenses
ⓘ
locks ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from a pre-Celtic or Celtic river name ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
coal transport
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ milling ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
improved water quality since late 20th century
ⓘ
role in Yorkshire’s industrial development ⓘ urban regeneration along its banks in Leeds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Yorkshire
ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Airmyn ⓘ |
| mouthRiver | River Ouse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aire and Calder Navigation
ⓘ
surface form:
Aire and Calder Navigation system
|
| passesNear |
Leeds Dock
ⓘ
Royal Armouries Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
|
| region | Northern England ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Malham Tarn ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Pennines ⓘ |
| tributary |
River Calder
ⓘ
River Wharfe ⓘ
surface form:
River Wharfe (via River Ouse system)
River Worth ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ freight transport ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ rowing ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Malham Cove