Fergus Estuary
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Fergus Estuary is the tidal mouth and coastal wetland area where the River Fergus meets the sea in County Clare, Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fergus Estuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
estuary ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Clare County Council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
River Fergus catchment
ⓘ
River Shannon basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | temperate North Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shannon Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | southern County Clare ⓘ |
| geomorphology | drowned river valley ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brackish water
ⓘ
coastal wetlands ⓘ intertidal mudflats ⓘ saltmarsh habitats ⓘ tidal mouth of a river ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
estuarine mixing of fresh and salt water
ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ tidal flooding ⓘ |
| hasUse |
birdwatching
ⓘ
recreational angling ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ small-boat navigation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Clare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ western Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ennis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newmarket-on-Fergus NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east coast of the Shannon Estuary ⓘ |
| mouthOf | River Fergus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySea | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish coastal zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Fergus system ⓘ Shannon Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Shannon Estuary region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | brackish to marine ⓘ |
| supports |
migratory waterbirds
ⓘ
salt-tolerant vegetation ⓘ wading birds ⓘ wildfowl ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal water body ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.