Thames River

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The Thames River in Connecticut is a short tidal estuary in the southeastern part of the state that flows past cities like New London into Long Island Sound.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Thames River canonical 19
Thames River watershed 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tidal estuary
adjacentTo Connecticut College
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Naval Submarine Base New London
basinCountry United States
cityOnRiver Groton, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
Norwich, Connecticut
country United States
drainageBasin Thames River watershed (Connecticut)
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsInto Long Island Sound
formedByConfluenceOf Shetucket River
Yantic River
hasBridge Amtrak Thames River Bridge
Gold Star Memorial Bridge
Mohegan-Pequot Bridge
hasEducationalInstitutionOnShore Connecticut College
United States Coast Guard Academy
hasEstuary Long Island Sound estuarine system
linked to: Long Island Sound
hasMilitaryFacilityOnShore United States Naval Submarine Base New London
hasPort Port of New London
linked to: New London harbor
inflow Shetucket River
Yantic River
length approximately 15 miles
approximately 24 kilometers
locatedIn New London County, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut metropolitan area
southeastern Connecticut
mouthLocation Long Island Sound
namedAfter River Thames
linked to: Thames

Thames River (England)
linked to: Thames
navigationStatus navigable
partOf Long Island Sound watershed
linked to: Long Island Sound
passesThrough Groton, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
Norwich, Connecticut
region New England
salinity brackish
state Connecticut
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
recreational boating
waterbodyType tidal river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

New London, Connecticut locatedOn Thames River
Harvard–Yale Regatta location Thames River
Mohegan Sun nearbyWaterBody Thames River
Fort Trumbull State Park overlooks Thames River
Connecticut Route 32 followsRiver Thames River
Shetucket River mouthOfWatercourse Thames River
Shetucket River helpsForm Thames River
Shetucket River tributaryOf Thames River
Shetucket River partOf Thames River watershed
linked to: Thames River
Mashamoquet Brook partOf Thames River watershed
linked to: Thames River