Alafia River

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The Alafia River is a waterway in west-central Florida known for its scenic natural habitats, recreational activities like fishing and kayaking, and its role as a tributary of Tampa Bay.

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Alafia River canonical 26

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinSize approximately 335 square miles ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
environmentalIssue nutrient pollution concerns ⓘ
phosphate mining impacts in the watershed ⓘ
etymology name derived from a Native American word often interpreted as "river of fire" or "river of many flowers" ⓘ
flowsInto Hillsborough Bay ⓘ
Tampa Bay ⓘ
linked to: Tampa Bay area
hasBridge Interstate 75 bridge ⓘ
U.S. Route 301 bridge ⓘ
U.S. Route 41 bridge ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Alafia River Corridor Nature Preserve ⓘ
Alafia River State Park ⓘ
Lithia Springs Conservation Park ⓘ
hasTributary North Prong Alafia River ⓘ
South Prong Alafia River ⓘ
knownFor canoeing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
scenic natural habitats ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
length approximately 40 miles ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Hillsborough County, Florida ⓘ
mouth Hillsborough Bay ⓘ
Tampa Bay ⓘ
linked to: Tampa Bay area
nearCity Brandon, Florida ⓘ
Tampa, Florida ⓘ
partOf Gulf Coast of Florida ⓘ
passesNear Gibsonton, Florida ⓘ
Riverview, Florida ⓘ
passesThrough Lithia, Florida ⓘ
recreation boating ⓘ
freshwater fishing ⓘ
hiking along river trails ⓘ
paddling ⓘ
region west-central Florida ⓘ
riverSystem Tampa Bay watershed ⓘ
sourceLocation Hillsborough County, Florida ⓘ
Polk County, Florida ⓘ
usedFor limited water supply and irrigation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
waterBodyType blackwater river in upper reaches ⓘ
estuarine near its mouth ⓘ
wildlife alligators ⓘ
largemouth bass ⓘ
manatees near the mouth ⓘ
snook ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

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

Hillsborough Bay → receivesRiver → Alafia River ⓘ
South Prong Alafia River → flowsInto → Alafia River ⓘ
Gibsonton, Florida → locatedOn → Alafia River ⓘ
North Prong Alafia River → partOf → Alafia River ⓘ
North Prong Alafia River → mouthOf → Alafia River ⓘ
North Prong Alafia River → hasMouth → Alafia River ⓘ
Lithia, Florida → hasNaturalFeature → Alafia River ⓘ
Lithia, Florida → hasWaterBody → Alafia River ⓘ
Riverview, Florida → locatedOn → Alafia River ⓘ
Alafia River State Park → namedAfter → Alafia River ⓘ
U.S. Route 301 bridge → crosses → Alafia River ⓘ
U.S. Route 301 bridge → onWaterway → Alafia River ⓘ
Interstate 75 bridge (Alafia River) → crosses → Alafia River ⓘ
subject linked to: Interstate 75 bridge
Tampa Bay estuary → receivesRiver → Alafia River ⓘ
U.S. Route 41 bridge → crosses → Alafia River ⓘ