Choptank River
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The Choptank River is a major tributary on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that flows through rural and tidal landscapes before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Choptank River canonical | 7 |
| Choptank River basin | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nanticoke people
ⓘ
surface form:
Choptank Indians
|
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| basinSize | approximately 1,004 square miles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Frederick C. Malkus Bridge
ⓘ
U.S. Route 50 ⓘ |
| drainageAreaIncludes |
agricultural land
ⓘ
rural landscapes ⓘ tidal wetlands ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Atlantic coastal plain
ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Plain
|
| emptiesInto |
Tilghman Island, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay near Tilghman Island
|
| flowsGenerally | southwest ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
Cambridge, Maryland
ⓘ
Denton, Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Dentón, Maryland
Greensboro, Maryland ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Caroline County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ Dorchester County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Talbot County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Choptank River estuary ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Algonquian language ⓘ |
| hasPortion |
non-tidal river
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Hunting Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marshyhope Creek ⓘ Tuckahoe Creek ⓘ |
| importantFor |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ recreational tourism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blue crab habitat
ⓘ
boating ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| length | approximately 71 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInHydrologicUnit |
Choptank River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Choptank River basin
|
| locatedOnEasternShoreOf | Maryland ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedNear | Tilghman Island, Maryland ⓘ |
| partOfWatershed | Chesapeake Bay watershed ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Shore of Maryland ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Delaware ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedNear | Bridgeville, Delaware ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
nutrient management programs
ⓘ
water quality restoration efforts ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Choptank River basin