Itchen Estuary
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The Itchen Estuary is a tidal inlet and wetland area at the mouth of the River Itchen in Hampshire, England, known for its ecological importance and coastal habitats.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itchen catchment | 1 |
| River Itchen estuary | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
ⓘ
tidal inlet ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| adjacentInfrastructure |
Itchen Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway lines along the shore ⓘ |
| adjacentLandUse |
industrial areas
ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ urban waterfront ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | River Itchen basin ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityValue |
important for coastal birds
ⓘ
supports estuarine fish nursery areas ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalImportance |
supports estuarine invertebrates
ⓘ
supports overwintering waterfowl ⓘ supports salt-tolerant plant communities ⓘ supports wading birds ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
coastal development pressure
ⓘ
habitat loss risk ⓘ water quality issues ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
creeks and channels
ⓘ
intertidal mud banks ⓘ saltmarsh fringes ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
intertidal zone ⓘ mudflat ⓘ reedbed ⓘ saltmarsh ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic | tidal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tidal range of the Solent ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNearCity | Southampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWatercourse | River Itchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Bitterne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ Woolston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opensInto | Southampton Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Itchen catchment
ⓘ
Southampton Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Hampshire coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Solent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ boating ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | brackish water ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
River Itchen estuary
this entity surface form:
Itchen catchment