Nooksack River floodplain
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The Nooksack River floodplain is a low-lying, frequently inundated valley area shaped by the Nooksack River in northwestern Washington State, supporting agriculture, wildlife habitat, and several nearby communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nooksack River floodplain canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floodplain
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lummi Nation (downstream interests)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nooksack Indian Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
frequent inundation
ⓘ
low-lying topography ⓘ |
| climateZone | marine west coast climate ⓘ |
| contains |
agricultural fields
ⓘ
drainage ditches ⓘ levees ⓘ oxbow features ⓘ riparian wetlands ⓘ side channels ⓘ |
| containsCommunity |
Deming, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Everson, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferndale, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynden, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Nooksack, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumas, Washington (partly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | generally low elevation ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | conflict between agriculture and fish habitat restoration ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | Nooksack River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
regional agriculture in Whatcom County
ⓘ
salmon recovery efforts ⓘ waterfowl habitat ⓘ |
| landUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ pasture ⓘ rural residential development ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Whatcom County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Washington State ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Whatcom County government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local flood control districts ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterbody | Bellingham Bay (via Nooksack River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nooksack River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puget Sound drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| risk |
agricultural crop damage from floods
ⓘ
flood risk to nearby communities ⓘ |
| shapedBy | Nooksack River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
floodplain management policies
ⓘ
land-use zoning regulations ⓘ riverine flooding ⓘ seasonal flooding ⓘ storm-related flooding ⓘ |
| supports |
migratory birds
ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ salmon habitat ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.