Coosawhatchie River
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The Coosawhatchie River is a tidal river in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, known for its marshy estuarine environment and historical significance in the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
| belongsTo | South Carolina coastal rivers ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid subtropical climate region ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
CSX Transportation rail line
ⓘ
Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Coastal plain of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal salt marsh ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Coosawhatchie, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest | coastal wetland protection ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | marshy estuarine environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brackish water
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal marshes ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic |
brackish-tidal regime
ⓘ
influenced by Atlantic Ocean tides ⓘ |
| hasMouthPosition | near Broad River, South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Native American language ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition | shallow tidal channel ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMilitaryHistorySite |
Civil War-era positions in the Lowcountry
ⓘ
Coosawhatchie area Revolutionary War sites ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Coosawhatchie, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourcePosition | near Coosawhatchie, South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeHabitat |
salt-marsh fish species
ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ wading birds ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inRegion | Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | network of tidal rivers of South Carolina Lowcountry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lowcountry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Beaufort County, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jasper County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOfWaterBody | Broad River (South Carolina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Pocotaligo River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Ridgeland, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina Lowcountry estuarine system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | estuary ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.