Spruce Creek
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Spruce Creek is a small tidal waterway in southern Maine that flows through the town of Kittery before emptying into the Piscataqua River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spruce Creek canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuarine system
ⓘ
tidal creek ⓘ waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
residential areas of Kittery, Maine ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Atlantic Ocean via Piscataqua River estuary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType |
estuarine habitat
ⓘ
salt marsh fringe ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Piscataqua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Town of Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal
ⓘ
tidal ⓘ |
| hasConservationEffort |
local watershed protection initiatives
ⓘ
water quality monitoring programs ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
bacterial contamination (historically reported)
ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ stormwater runoff impacts ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
narrow channels
ⓘ
tidal flats at low tide ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Piscataqua River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kittery, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Town of Kittery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Kittery Point, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth Harbor (via Piscataqua River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Piscataqua River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local watershed management plans ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
finfish
ⓘ
salt marsh vegetation ⓘ shellfish ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational boating
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ shellfishing (historically and/or in designated areas) ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal waterway ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.