Shark River Slough

E29201

freshwater flow-way slough

Shark River Slough is the primary freshwater flow-way through the southern Everglades, carrying water, sediments, and nutrients that shape the park’s wetlands ecosystem.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Shark River Slough canonical	5
Shark River	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freshwater flow-way ⓘ slough ⓘ
affectedBy	canals and levees constructed in the 20th century ⓘ water management infrastructure in South Florida ⓘ
carries	freshwater ⓘ nutrients ⓘ sediments ⓘ
climateInfluence	seasonal rainfall patterns in South Florida ⓘ
connectedTo	Taylor Slough ⓘ
conservationStatus	focus of Everglades restoration efforts ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ecologicalImportance	supports habitat for alligators ⓘ supports habitat for endangered species such as the snail kite ⓘ supports habitat for wading birds ⓘ
ecosystemTypeInfluenced	sawgrass marshes ⓘ slough wetlands ⓘ tree islands ⓘ
flowsToward	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
historicalCondition	once carried slow, shallow sheet flow of water across the Everglades ⓘ
hydrologicalRole	primary freshwater flow-way through the southern Everglades ⓘ
hydrologicCharacteristic	slow-moving sheet flow ⓘ
locatedIn	Everglades National Park ⓘ southern Everglades ⓘ
managementAuthority	National Park Service ⓘ
partOf	Everglades ⓘ surface form: Everglades freshwater marsh system Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ
researchFocus	hydrology of the Everglades ⓘ restoration science in Everglades National Park ⓘ wetland ecology ⓘ
restorationProgram	Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ⓘ
shapes	wetlands ecosystem of Everglades National Park ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
supportsProcess	nutrient cycling in Everglades wetlands ⓘ sediment transport in the Everglades ⓘ
terminatesNear	Shark River Slough self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shark River Whitewater Bay ⓘ
threatenedBy	altered hydrology ⓘ invasive species in the Everglades ⓘ reduced freshwater inflows ⓘ
waterQualityConcern	nutrient enrichment ⓘ phosphorus loading ⓘ
waterSource	Water Conservation Areas ⓘ surface form: Water Conservation Areas north of Everglades National Park Greater Everglades ecosystem ⓘ surface form: central Everglades

Referenced by (7)

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

Everglades National Park → mainRiver → Shark River Slough ⓘ

Greater Everglades ecosystem → includes → Shark River Slough ⓘ

Shark River Slough → terminatesNear → Shark River Slough self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shark River

Shark Valley Observation Tower → offersViewOf → Shark River Slough ⓘ

Everglades → hasPart → Shark River Slough ⓘ

Shark Valley → partOf → Shark River Slough ⓘ

Whitewater Bay → connectedTo → Shark River Slough ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shark River