Blackwater Estuary

E299369

estuary tidal estuary

Blackwater Estuary is a tidal estuary on the Essex coast of England, noted for its saltmarshes, wildlife habitats, and historic maritime and oyster-fishing heritage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Blackwater Estuary canonical	9
River Blackwater estuary	3
Blackwater Estuary Ramsar site	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	estuary ⓘ tidal estuary ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
drainsFrom	Essex coastal plain ⓘ
hasEcologicalCharacteristic	extensive intertidal zones ⓘ high salinity gradients ⓘ rich invertebrate fauna ⓘ
hasFeature	creeks ⓘ grazing marsh ⓘ intertidal habitats ⓘ mudflats ⓘ saltmarshes ⓘ
hasHistoricalUse	maritime trade ⓘ oyster cultivation since Roman times ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ
hasProtectedStatus	Marine Conservation Zone ⓘ Ramsar site ⓘ Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ Special Protection Area ⓘ
importantFor	migratory waterfowl ⓘ overwintering birds ⓘ waders ⓘ
influencedBy	tides of the North Sea ⓘ
knownFor	birdlife ⓘ historic maritime heritage ⓘ oyster fishing heritage ⓘ sailing ⓘ saltmarsh ecosystems ⓘ shellfish production ⓘ wildlife habitats ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Essex ⓘ
locatedOn	Essex coast ⓘ
managementBy	Natural England ⓘ local conservation bodies ⓘ
mouthOf	River Blackwater ⓘ
near	Bradwell-on-Sea ⓘ Heybridge ⓘ Maldon District ⓘ surface form: Maldon Tollesbury ⓘ West Mersea ⓘ
partOf	Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve ⓘ North Sea drainage basin ⓘ surface form: North Sea basin
supportsActivity	birdwatching ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ oyster farming ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ yachting ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Maldon, Essex, England → locatedNear → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

River Blackwater → flowsInto → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: River Blackwater (Essex)

River Blackwater → mouthLocatedIn → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: River Blackwater (Essex)

River Blackwater → partOf → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: River Blackwater (Essex)

River Blackwater → hasEstuary → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

subject surface form: River Blackwater (Essex)

River Chelmer → flowsInto → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

Maldon District → contains → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

Heybridge → nearbyWaterBody → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

Maldon Harbour → partOf → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: River Blackwater estuary

Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve → locatedIn → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

Blackwater Estuary National Nature Reserve → isPartOf → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blackwater Estuary Ramsar site

Hythe Quay → hasViewOf → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: River Blackwater estuary

Promenade Park → hasView → Blackwater Estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: River Blackwater estuary