Park River

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Park River is a small urban river in Hartford, Connecticut, much of which now flows through underground conduits beneath the city.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Park River canonical 12
Park River system 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
urban river
alsoKnownAs Hog River
Little River
basinCountry United States
channelizationBegan early 20th century
channelizedAs underground conduit
city Hartford
country United States
enclosedInConduits mid-20th century
environmentalIssue water pollution
floodControlProjectBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
flowsInto Connecticut River
flowsThrough Hartford, Connecticut
hasPart Cemetery Brook
Gully Brook
Lenox Brook
North Branch Park River
Piper Brook
South Branch Park River
Trout Brook
Wash Brook
linked to: Piper Brook

West Branch Park River
Woodland Street Branch
hasUndergroundSection yes
historicalUse industrial power source
waste disposal
locatedIn Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut
linked to: Hartford County

Hartford, Connecticut
locatedUnder downtown Hartford
majorFloodEvent Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Hartford Flood of 1936
mouthElevation approximately 6 meters
mouthLocatedIn Hartford, Connecticut
namedFor Bushnell Park vicinity (historical association)
partOf Connecticut River watershed
passesNear Bushnell Park
Colt Park
Pope Park
Trinity College
region New England
subjectOf Hartford flood control studies
urban river restoration proposals
surfaceFlowRemains in upstream branches
tributaryOf Connecticut River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Woodland Street Branch partOf Park River
Lenox Brook partOf Park River system
linked to: Park River
Lenox Brook tributaryOf Park River
Hartford Flood of 1936 mainRiver Park River
Cemetery Brook tributaryOf Park River
Gully Brook tributaryOf Park River
Gully Brook mouthRiver Park River
Piper Brook tributaryOf Park River
Piper Brook mouth Park River
Piper Brook hydrologicalSystem Park River system
linked to: Park River