Port Tobacco River
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Port Tobacco River is a tidal tributary of the Potomac River in southern Maryland known for its historical significance to the former colonial port town of Port Tobacco.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river in Maryland
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ tributary ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasinLocatedIn | Charles County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Tobacco, Maryland
|
| flowsThrough | Charles County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingJurisdiction |
Charles County government
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| hasConservationOrganization | Port Tobacco River Conservancy ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
brackish water ecosystem
ⓘ
tidal freshwater ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
nutrient pollution
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ water quality degradation ⓘ |
| hasMouthElevation | 0 feet ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity | Port Tobacco Village, Maryland ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHistoricSite |
Port Tobacco Historic District
ⓘ
former Charles County seat at Port Tobacco ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ suburban development ⓘ |
| hasRecreationAccess |
kayak and canoe launches
ⓘ
public boat ramps ⓘ |
| hasWaterbodyType | estuarine river ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
fish species of the Potomac River estuary
ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ wetland species ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Tobacco, Maryland
colonial port town of Port Tobacco ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
colonial trade
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ tobacco transport ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mid-Atlantic coastal plain rivers ⓘ |
| isTidal | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charles County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern Maryland ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Port Tobacco Village, Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Tobacco, Maryland
|
| partOf |
Chesapeake Bay region
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay watershed
Potomac River ⓘ
surface form:
Potomac River watershed
|
| tributaryOf | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.