St. Lucie Estuary

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coastal estuarine system estuary

The St. Lucie Estuary is a biologically rich, but environmentally stressed, coastal estuarine system on Florida’s east coast that has been heavily impacted by freshwater discharges and nutrient pollution from upstream watersheds.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
St. Lucie Estuary canonical	1
St. Lucie River	1
St. Lucie estuary	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal estuarine system ⓘ estuary ⓘ
connectedTo	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian River Lagoon ⓘ
connectedViaInletTo	St. Lucie Inlet ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
drainageBasin	Lake Okeechobee basin ⓘ surface form: Lake Okeechobee watershed St. Lucie River watershed ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	brackish water estuary ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	eutrophication ⓘ fish and wildlife stress ⓘ freshwater discharge impacts ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ harmful algal blooms ⓘ nutrient pollution ⓘ salinity imbalance ⓘ seagrass decline ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ turbidity increase ⓘ
hasHabitat	mangrove forests ⓘ oyster reefs ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ
hydrologicallyLinkedTo	Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) ⓘ surface form: Lake Okeechobee
isDescribedAs	biologically rich ⓘ environmentally stressed ⓘ
isImpactedBy	agricultural runoff ⓘ regulated water releases ⓘ stormwater discharges ⓘ urban runoff ⓘ
locatedIn	Florida ⓘ Martin County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lucie County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Florida’s east coast ⓘ
monitoredBy	Florida Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ South Florida Water Management District ⓘ
partOf	Indian River Lagoon ⓘ surface form: Indian River Lagoon system
receivesFreshwaterDischargesFrom	C-23 Canal ⓘ C-24 Canal ⓘ C-25 Canal ⓘ C-44 Canal ⓘ Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) ⓘ surface form: Lake Okeechobee
receivesWaterFrom	North Fork St. Lucie River ⓘ South Fork St. Lucie River ⓘ Indian River ⓘ surface form: St. Lucie River
subjectOf	restoration projects ⓘ water quality monitoring programs ⓘ
supportsSpecies	fish ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ shellfish ⓘ wading birds ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan → aimsToBenefit → St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ

Port St. Lucie, Florida → locatedOn → St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lucie River

Lake Okeechobee basin → hydrologicallyConnectedTo → St. Lucie Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Lucie estuary