Mattapoisett River watershed
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The Mattapoisett River watershed is a coastal New England drainage basin in southeastern Massachusetts that feeds into Buzzards Bay and supports important ecological, recreational, and drinking water resources.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agawam River watershed | 1 |
| Slocums River watershed | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drainage basin
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ watershed ⓘ |
| climateRegion | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| containsLandUseType |
forested land
ⓘ
residential areas ⓘ surface water reservoirs ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| containsMunicipality |
Marion, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWaterBody | Mattapoisett River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainsInto | Buzzards Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsToWaterBody | Atlantic Ocean via Buzzards Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsToWaterBodyType | coastal embayment ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
nonpoint source pollution ⓘ nutrient loading to Buzzards Bay ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
freshwater wetlands
ⓘ
groundwater recharge areas ⓘ riparian corridors ⓘ |
| hasMainRiver | Mattapoisett River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManagementFocus |
drinking water protection
ⓘ
habitat conservation ⓘ water quality protection ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
drinking water resource
ⓘ
ecological resource ⓘ recreational resource ⓘ |
| hydrologicType |
coastal watershed
ⓘ
surface water drainage basin ⓘ |
| isPartOfProgram | regional Buzzards Bay watershed management efforts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Bristol County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Buzzards Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| supportsUse |
fisheries habitat
ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agawam River watershed
this entity surface form:
Slocums River watershed