Buffalo River

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The Buffalo River is a waterway associated with the city of Buffalo in western New York, historically significant for its industrial use and role in the region’s shipping and commerce.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Buffalo River canonical 22
Buffalo River corridor 1
Buffalo River watershed 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentTo Buffalo Harbor
linked to: Port of Buffalo

Outer Harbor of Buffalo
linked to: Port of Buffalo
country United States of America
emptiesInto Lake Erie
flowsInto Buffalo, New York waterfront
flowsThrough City of Buffalo
linked to: Buffalo
formedByConfluenceOf Cayuga Creek
linked to: Cazenovia Creek

Cazenovia Creek
hasCurrentUse mixed industrial and recreational corridor
hasDesignation Area of Concern on the Great Lakes
hasEconomicRole supporting manufacturing industries
supporting port activities in Buffalo
hasEnvironmentalIssue contaminated sediments
industrial pollution
hasFeature grain elevators
industrial waterfront
hasInfrastructure lift bridges
railroad bridges
hasNearbyLandmark Buffalo RiverWorks complex
Ohio Street corridor
Silo City grain elevators
hasNearbyNeighborhood Old First Ward, Buffalo
South Buffalo
linked to: Buffalo

Valley neighborhood, Buffalo
hasNearbyProtectedArea Tifft Nature Preserve
hasRecreation boating
fishing
kayaking
hasUse commercial shipping route
industrial waterway
historicalSignificance Great Lakes shipping and commerce
industrial development of Buffalo
locatedIn Erie County, New York
New York State
linked to: New York

Western New York
mouthOfWatercourse Lake Erie
near downtown Buffalo
partOf Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system
tributaryOf Lake Erie
underwent environmental remediation projects
wasImportantFor coal shipping
grain trade
lake freighter traffic
steel industry
waterSystem Great Lakes Basin

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Referenced by (24)

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

Buffalo hasWaterBody Buffalo River
HSBC Arena near Buffalo River
Buffalo waterfront area adjacentTo Buffalo River
Lake Erie watershed hasMajorTributary Buffalo River
Lake Erie watershed hasPrimaryInflow Buffalo River
First Niagara Center locatedNear Buffalo River
Canalside locatedOnWaterbody Buffalo River
Gigafactory New York near Buffalo River
Port of Buffalo adjacentTo Buffalo River
Downtown Buffalo skyline near Buffalo River
Cazenovia Creek tributaryOf Buffalo River
Cazenovia Creek forms Buffalo River
Cazenovia Creek partOf Buffalo River watershed
linked to: Buffalo River
Cazenovia Creek flowsInto Buffalo River
Buffalo RiverWorks complex locatedOn Buffalo River
Buffalo RiverWorks complex hasView Buffalo River
Ohio Street corridor partOf Buffalo River corridor
linked to: Buffalo River
Tifft Nature Preserve near Buffalo River