Duwamish River

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The Duwamish River is an industrialized waterway in Washington State that flows through the Seattle area and into Elliott Bay, historically serving as a vital route for commerce and the homeland of the Duwamish people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
waterway
adjacentCity Seattle, Washington
Tukwila, Washington
linked to: Tukwila
alternativeName Lower Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
country United States
culturalSignificance central to Duwamish tribal identity
traditional fishing area for Indigenous peoples
designatedAs Superfund site
designatedBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
ecologicalConcern fish consumption advisories
sediment contamination
emptiesInto Elliott Bay
environmentalStatus contaminated urban river
heavily industrialized waterway
flowsThrough Seattle
governedBy City of Seattle
linked to: Seattle

King County
Port of Seattle
Washington State Department of Ecology
hasBridge First Avenue South Bridge
South Park Bridge
Spokane Street Bridge
West Seattle Bridge
hasFeature dredged navigation channel
industrial shoreline
restoration sites
hasLandUse commercial
industrial
residential in some reaches
historicalSignificance homeland of the Duwamish people
vital route for commerce in the Seattle area
length approximately 12 miles
locatedIn King County, Washington
linked to: King County

Washington State
linked to: Washington
majorUses industrial transport
recreation
shipping
mouthLocation Elliott Bay, Seattle
linked to: Elliott Bay
namedAfter Duwamish people
partOf Puget Sound watershed
linked to: Puget Sound
restorationEffortsBy community organizations
government agencies
local tribes
sourceRiver Green River
superfundListingYear 2001
tributaryOf Puget Sound
undergoing environmental cleanup

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Seattle metropolitan area hasRiver Duwamish River
Elliott Bay hasSubfeature Duwamish Waterway mouth
linked to: Duwamish River
Elliott Bay receivesRiver Duwamish River
Puget Sound drainageBasinIncludes Duwamish River
Seattle industrial district borderedBy Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
SoDo borderedBy Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
Tukwila locatedOnRiver Duwamish River
Duwamish people namedAfter Duwamish River
Duwamish people traditionalTerritoryIncludes Duwamish River valley
linked to: Duwamish River
Duwamish people associatedWaterBody Duwamish River
Duwamish namedAfter Duwamish River
Kent, Washington locatedOnRiver Green River (Duwamish River tributary)
subject linked to: Kent
linked to: Duwamish River
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe associatedRiverSystem Duwamish-Green River system
linked to: Duwamish River
SR 99 crosses Duwamish River (via bridges)
linked to: Duwamish River
Boeing Field locatedNear Duwamish River
Washington State Route 99 crosses Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
Duwamish River alternativeName Lower Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
Green River (Washington) tributaryOf Duwamish River
subject linked to: Green River
Green River (Washington) mouthLocatedIn Duwamish River
subject linked to: Green River
Green River (Washington) isMajorTributaryOf Duwamish River
subject linked to: Green River
West Seattle borderedBy Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
Harbor Island, Seattle waterwayServedBy Duwamish Waterway
linked to: Duwamish River
Georgetown (Seattle) locatedIn Duwamish River valley
linked to: Duwamish River
Georgetown (Seattle) locatedNear Duwamish River
Foster Golf Links locatedOnWater Duwamish River
Si’ahl associatedWith Duwamish River
Dkhw’Duw’Absh associatedRiver Duwamish River
Tukwila band associatedRiverValley Duwamish River valley
linked to: Duwamish River
Dxʷdəwʔabš associatedRiver Duwamish River