Waterworks River

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Waterworks River is a semi-natural, channelized waterway in East London that forms part of the Bow Back Rivers and runs through the area now known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Waterworks River canonical 3

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf channelized waterway
river
connectedTo Bow Back Rivers system
City Mill River
Old River Lea
linked to: River Lea

River Lea
country United Kingdom
flowsThrough Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
flowsWithin Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park wetland and parkland design
hasFeature concrete-lined sections
ecological enhancements in Olympic Park section
engineered banks
pedestrian bridges
hasNameOrigin named for historic waterworks and utilities in the Lea Valley area
historicalUse industrial water supply
navigation within Bow Back Rivers network
locatedIn East London
London Borough of Newham
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
locatedNear Hackney Wick
Stratford
locatedOn London Legacy Development Corporation area
managedBy Environment Agency
modifiedDuring 2012 London Olympic Park construction
partOf Bow Back Rivers
Lower Lea Valley waterways
linked to: River Lea
region Greater London
tributaryOf River Lea (via Bow Back Rivers network)
linked to: River Lea
usedFor amenity and landscape within Olympic Park
flood management
land drainage
watercourseType artificially straightened channel
semi-natural channel

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

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park traversedBy Waterworks River
City Mill River connectedTo Waterworks River
Bow Back Rivers connectedTo Waterworks River