Wilmington River estuarine system
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The Wilmington River estuarine system is a coastal network of tidal waterways and marshes in coastal Georgia that forms part of the larger Savannah-area estuary complex.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
estuarine system ⓘ tidal river system ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Isle of Hope, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skidaway Island, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Talahi Island, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmington Island, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Bull River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herb River NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Skidaway River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wassaw Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Wassaw Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Northern Florida coastal plain ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barrier island margins
ⓘ
intertidal mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal creeks ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
estuarine water column habitat
ⓘ
salt marsh habitat ⓘ |
| hasTidalRegime | semidiurnal tides ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
Juncus roemerianus black needlerush
ⓘ
Spartina alterniflora marsh grass ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | Wilmington River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Atlantic Ocean tides ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chatham County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
coastal Georgia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Savannah-area estuary complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Atlantic Bight coastal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
storm surge impacts ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal development
ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation channels
ⓘ
water-based tourism ⓘ |
| withinManagementJurisdictionOf |
State of Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local coastal management authorities in Chatham County ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.