Delaware River watershed

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The Delaware River watershed is the drainage basin that collects precipitation and runoff feeding the Delaware River and its tributaries across parts of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
hydrologic unit
river watershed
borders Atlantic coastal watersheds of New Jersey
Chesapeake Bay watershed
linked to: Chesapeake Bay

Hudson River watershed
Susquehanna River watershed
containsCity Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Camden, New Jersey
linked to: Camden

Dover, Delaware
Easton, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Trenton, New Jersey
Wilmington, Delaware
containsProtectedArea Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
country United States of America
crossesPhysiographicProvince Appalachian Plateau
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Ridge and Valley
drainsInto Delaware River
emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
governedBy Delaware River Basin Compact
hasClimate humid continental climate
humid subtropical climate
hasHydrologicFeature Delaware Estuary
linked to: Delaware Bay

headwater streams
non-tidal river reaches
tidal freshwater zone
hasMajorLandUse agricultural
forest
suburban
urban
hasMouthNear Delaware Bay
includesTributary Appoquinimink River
Beaver Brook
Brandywine Creek
Bushkill Creek
Chester Creek
Christina River
Cobbs Creek
Cohansey River
Cooper River
Darby Creek
Flat Brook
Lackawaxen River
Lehigh River
Maurice River
Mongaup River
Murderkill River
Musconetcong River
Neshaminy Creek
Neversink River
Paulins Kill
Pennypack Creek
Pequest River
Perkiomen Creek
Poquessing Creek
Rancocas Creek
Red Clay Creek
Ridley Creek
Salem River
Schuylkill River
St. Jones River
Tohickon Creek
Tulpehocken Creek
White Clay Creek
Wissahickon Creek
locatedIn Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
majorRiver Delaware River
monitoredBy Delaware River Basin Commission
partOf Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
providesService drinking water supply
habitat for aquatic species
habitat for migratory birds
recreation
threatenedBy agricultural runoff
climate change
industrial pollution
sea level rise
urban runoff

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Burlington, New Jersey locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
Catskill-Delaware Watershed waterSource Delaware River basin
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Hudson River watershed borderedBy Delaware River watershed
Cobbs Creek mouthLocatedIn Delaware River watershed
Stokes State Forest locatedIn Delaware River watershed
Bucks County Playhouse hasRegion Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
High Point State Park hasViewOf Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
French Creek partOf Delaware River watershed
Lackawaxen River partOf Delaware River watershed
Durham Furnace locatedIn Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Lehigh River partOf Delaware River watershed
Pennsylvania Route 611 followsValley Delaware River valley (in part)
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Christina River riverSystem Delaware River watershed
Neversink River riverSystem Delaware River basin
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Assunpink Creek drainageBasin Delaware River basin
subject linked to: Assunpink Creek, New Jersey
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Pepacton Reservoir locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
Sandyston Township, New Jersey locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
High Point overlooks Delaware River valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Yardley, Pennsylvania locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
Cannonsville Reservoir partOfWatershed Delaware River watershed
Neversink Reservoir partOf Delaware River watershed
St. Jones River partOf Delaware River watershed
Upper Delaware Valley locatedIn Delaware River watershed
Upper Delaware Valley partOf Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Cooper River (New Jersey) watershed Delaware River watershed
subject linked to: Cooper River
Brandywine Creek drainageBasin Delaware River basin
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Delaware Aqueduct suppliesWaterFrom Delaware River watershed
Appoquinimink River partOf Delaware River watershed
Charles Conrad Abbott placeOfActivity Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Charles Conrad Abbott workLocation Delaware River region
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Musconetcong River partOf Delaware River watershed
Rancocas Creek riverSystem Delaware River watershed
Roxbury, New York locatedIn Delaware River watershed
Riegelsville, Pennsylvania locatedIn Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Riegelsville, Pennsylvania partOf Delaware River watershed
Riegelsville, Pennsylvania drainageBasin Delaware River Basin
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River isPartOf Delaware River watershed
Chester Creek locatedIn Delaware River watershed
Chester Creek partOf Delaware River basin
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Neshaminy Creek partOf Delaware River watershed
Neshaminy Creek drainageBasin Delaware River basin
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Maple Shade Township locatedInWatershed Delaware River watershed
Big Pocono hasViewOf Delaware River valley (distant views)
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Sourland Mountains drainageBasin Delaware River watershed
Pennsylvania Route 611 passesThrough Delaware River valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Hopewell, New Jersey locatedNear Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Western New Jersey contains Delaware River Valley
subject linked to: western New Jersey
linked to: Delaware River watershed
Broadkill River partOf Delaware River watershed
Southern Unami region Delaware River Valley
linked to: Delaware River watershed