Ashley-Cooper river system
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The Ashley-Cooper river system is a network of rivers and tidal waterways in the Charleston, South Carolina area that has historically shaped the region’s commerce, settlement, and ecology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashley-Cooper river system canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrological system
ⓘ
river system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charleston Harbor estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | South Atlantic coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Charleston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | part of Charleston Harbor estuarine complex ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brackish water zones
ⓘ
navigation channels ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal influence ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Atlantic Ocean coastline of South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ashley River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cooper River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wando River NERFINISHED ⓘ tidal creeks ⓘ tidal marshes ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantFor |
naval and maritime trade
ⓘ
port development in Charleston ⓘ rice plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| influences |
commerce of Charleston region
ⓘ
ecology of Charleston region ⓘ settlement patterns of Charleston region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ecological productivity
ⓘ
historic maritime trade routes ⓘ role in development of Charleston ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charleston County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| majorCityServed | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | historic downtown Charleston ⓘ |
| region | Lowcountry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coastal resilience planning
ⓘ
environmental management efforts ⓘ water quality monitoring ⓘ |
| supports |
fisheries
ⓘ
shipping channels ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterType |
estuarine system
ⓘ
tidal waterway network ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.