Venice Island is a piece of land formed by the Schuylkill Canal and the

Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It f ...

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Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Manayunk ( ) is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the fir ...

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site in the 19th century, it has recently become the site of a somewhat controversial urban development in a flood plain. The island is now home to the Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, a multiuse recreational facility with amenities such as an outdoor basketball and volleyball court, children's spraypark, intimate 250 seat capacity theater, as well as a multimillion gallon storage basin used to manage stormwater, carried out by the

Philadelphia Water Department The Philadelphia Water Department is the public water industry, water utility for the City of Philadelphia. PWD provides integrated Drinking water, potable water, wastewater, and stormwater services for Philadelphia and some communities in Bucks C ...

. VIPARC is managed by the

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) is the municipal department responsible for managing parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, trails, community gardens, and historic properties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its inventory includes more than 15 ...

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Landforms of Philadelphia Islands of Pennsylvania Schuylkill River {{PhiladelphiaPA-geo-stub

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