Wicomico River (Maryland)

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river tidal river

The Wicomico River in Maryland is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River known for its marshy shorelines, ecological significance, and role in local recreation and fisheries.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Wicomico River 3
Wicomico River (Maryland) canonical 1
Wicomico River (Nanticoke tributary) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
distinguishedBy being a tributary of the Potomac River ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish and shellfish ⓘ
wetland ecosystem support ⓘ
hasFeature creeks and inlets ⓘ
marshy shorelines ⓘ
shallow coves ⓘ
tidal marshes ⓘ
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic tidally influenced ⓘ
hasMouthPosition near Cobb Island, Maryland ⓘ
near the lower Potomac River ⓘ
hasNameMeaning place where houses are built ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Algonquian language ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Cobb Island, Maryland ⓘ
Newburg, Maryland ⓘ
hasWaterType brackish water ⓘ
hasWildlife blue crabs ⓘ
finfish ⓘ
oysters ⓘ
submerged aquatic vegetation ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
locatedIn Charles County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed

Maryland ⓘ
St. Mary’s County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea portions within tidal wetlands and conservation lands ⓘ
managedUnder Chesapeake Bay restoration programs ⓘ
mouthOf Potomac River ⓘ
partOf Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
Potomac River estuary ⓘ
sharesNameWith Wicomico River (Maryland) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wicomico River (Salisbury, Maryland)
subjectTo nutrient pollution concerns ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ
shoreline erosion ⓘ
tributaryOf Potomac River ⓘ
usedFor commercial fishing ⓘ
crabbing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
oystering ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
waterfowl hunting ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Charles County, Maryland → adjacentToWaterBody → Wicomico River (Maryland) ⓘ
Delmarva Peninsula → majorRiver → Wicomico River (Maryland) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wicomico River
Rock Point, Maryland, United States of America → locatedNear → Wicomico River (Maryland) ⓘ
subject surface form: Rock Point, Maryland
this entity surface form: Wicomico River
Nanticoke River → hasTributary → Wicomico River (Maryland) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wicomico River (Nanticoke tributary)
Wicomico River (Maryland) → sharesNameWith → Wicomico River (Maryland) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wicomico River (Salisbury, Maryland)
Salisbury, Maryland → crossedByRiver → Wicomico River (Maryland) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wicomico River