York River

E203184

river tidal estuary

The York River is a tidal estuary in eastern Virginia that flows into the Chesapeake Bay and is known for its historical significance and rich estuarine ecosystem.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
York River canonical	25
York River estuary	3
Chesapeake Bay via York River	1
York River and Small Coastal Basins watershed	1
York River region	1
York River watershed	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ tidal estuary ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
bridgeTypeAtCrossing	swing-span bridge ⓘ
confluenceLocation	West Point, Virginia ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge ⓘ
drainageBasin	York River watershed ⓘ
flowsInto	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf	Mattaponi River ⓘ Pamunkey River ⓘ
hasEstuary	York River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: York River estuary
hasManagementArea	York River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: York River and Small Coastal Basins watershed
hasMouthElevation	sea level ⓘ
hasNavigationUse	shipping channel ⓘ
hasNearbyInstitution	Virginia Institute of Marine Science ⓘ
hasSalinity	brackish water ⓘ
hasTributary	Mattaponi River ⓘ Pamunkey River ⓘ
historicalEventSite	Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ surface form: American Civil War naval operations American Revolutionary War ⓘ Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
knownFor	historical significance ⓘ rich estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
length	about 34 miles ⓘ about 55 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ Virginia ⓘ Southeastern Virginia ⓘ surface form: eastern Virginia
mouthLocation	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
near	Colonial National Historical Park ⓘ Yorktown Battlefield ⓘ
partOf	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
passesNear	Gloucester Point, Virginia ⓘ Yorktown ⓘ surface form: Yorktown, Virginia
region	Middle Peninsula of Virginia ⓘ
riverSystem	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
state	Virginia ⓘ
supportsEcosystemType	estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
supportsSpecies	blue crabs ⓘ migratory fish ⓘ oysters ⓘ striped bass ⓘ
usedFor	boating ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
waterBodyType	tidal estuary ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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

Chesapeake Bay → hasInflow → York River ⓘ

Williamsburg → hasNearbyRiver → York River ⓘ

Yorktown → locatedOn → York River ⓘ

Peninsula Campaign → usedRoute → York River ⓘ

Virginia Peninsula → boundedBy → York River ⓘ

Yorktown Victory Monument → locatedNear → York River ⓘ

Tidewater region → hasWaterBody → York River ⓘ

Tidewater region → hasEstuary → York River ⓘ

this entity surface form: York River estuary

Colonial National Historical Park → locatedOn → York River ⓘ

Southeastern Virginia → bordersBodyOfWater → York River ⓘ

Chesapeake Bay region → majorRiverMouth → York River ⓘ

Middle Plantation → locatedBetween → York River ⓘ

Historic Yorktown waterfront → locatedOnWaterbody → York River ⓘ

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown → locatedNear → York River ⓘ

York River → hasEstuary → York River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: York River estuary

York River → hasManagementArea → York River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: York River and Small Coastal Basins watershed

Colonial Parkway → followsRiver → York River ⓘ

New Kent County, Virginia, United States → crossedBy → York River ⓘ

Custis family → associatedWith → York River ⓘ

this entity surface form: York River region

Tidewater Virginia → contains → York River ⓘ

Queen's Creek Cemetery, York County, Virginia → locatedNear → York River ⓘ

subject surface form: Queen's Creek Cemetery

Chief Powhatan → governedNear → York River ⓘ

James City County → borderedBy → York River ⓘ

Tsenacommacah → traversedBy → York River ⓘ

New Kent County, Colony of Virginia → borderedBy → York River ⓘ

York County, Virginia → traversedBy → York River ⓘ

York County, Virginia → hasCoastlineOn → York River ⓘ

this entity surface form: York River estuary

Pamunkey River → tributaryOf → York River ⓘ

Pamunkey River → riverSystem → York River ⓘ

this entity surface form: York River watershed

Pamunkey River → mouthLocatedIn → York River ⓘ

Pamunkey River → emptiesInto → York River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chesapeake Bay via York River

Yorktown Battlefield → near → York River ⓘ