Eel River estuary

E602950

coastal wetland estuary

The Eel River estuary is a coastal wetland at the mouth of California’s Eel River, where river waters mix with the Pacific Ocean and support rich habitats for fish, birds, and other wildlife.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Eel River estuary canonical	1
Eel River lower course	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal wetland ⓘ estuary ⓘ
climateZone	temperate coastal ⓘ
connectedTo	Eel River watershed ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ecologicalRole	buffer for coastal flooding ⓘ feeding area for migratory birds ⓘ nursery habitat for fish ⓘ nutrient cycling zone ⓘ
emptiesInto	Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConservationValue	high biodiversity ⓘ important bird habitat ⓘ important fish habitat ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	estuarine ecosystem ⓘ mudflat ⓘ riparian habitat ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ tidal marsh ⓘ
hasHydrologicalFeature	brackish water ⓘ sloughs ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ
hasLandUseInVicinity	agriculture ⓘ grazing lands ⓘ
hasProcess	mixing of freshwater and seawater ⓘ sediment deposition ⓘ tidal influence ⓘ
isImportantFor	scientific research ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ
isPartOf	Eel River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mouthOf	Eel River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Ferndale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortuna, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Loleta, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Eel River NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	North Coast of California NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsSpeciesGroup	fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ
threatenedBy	agricultural runoff ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ invasive species ⓘ
waterBody	Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Eel River Basin → hasHydrologicFeature → Eel River estuary ⓘ

Wiyot → traditionalTerritory → Eel River estuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eel River lower course