Maurice River

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The Maurice River is a river in southern New Jersey that flows through rural wetlands and empties into Delaware Bay, supporting significant ecological habitats and recreational activities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Maurice River canonical 4
Maurice River watershed 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country United States of America
drainageBasin Delaware River watershed
surface form: Delaware River basin
flowsInto Delaware Bay
hasCharacteristic freshwater river in its upper reaches
meandering channel
surrounded by rural wetlands
tidal river in its lower reaches
hasConservationStatus recognized as an ecologically significant river in New Jersey
hasEcosystemType brackish marsh
freshwater wetlands
riparian forest
salt marsh
hasLandUseContext agricultural areas in its watershed
forested wetlands along its banks
largely rural surroundings
hasWaterBodyType surface water
hasWildlifeHabitat fish spawning grounds
migratory bird habitat
raptor habitat
shellfish habitat
waterfowl habitat
isLocatedOnContinent North America
isSubjectOf state and local conservation efforts
isUsedFor ecological research
environmental education
locatedIn Cumberland County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Gloucester County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Salem County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
South Jersey
surface form: Southern New Jersey
locatedInEcoregion Atlantic coastal plain
surface form: Mid-Atlantic coastal plain
mouthLocation Delaware Bay
partOf Delaware Bay
surface form: Delaware Bay watershed

Maurice River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maurice River watershed
supportsActivity birdwatching
canoeing
hunting in designated seasons and areas
kayaking
recreational boating
sport fishing
supportsSpeciesGroup amphibians associated with wetlands
anadromous fish
estuarine fish
reptiles associated with wetlands
shorebirds
wading birds

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Referenced by (5)

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

Delaware Bay inflow Maurice River
Millville, New Jersey hasRiver Maurice River
Millville, New Jersey locatedNear Maurice River
Maurice River partOf Maurice River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Maurice River watershed