Hudson River estuary

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aquatic ecosystem estuary geographic feature

The Hudson River estuary is the tidal, lower portion of the Hudson River where freshwater from upstream mixes with saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean, creating a rich and diverse ecological zone along southeastern New York.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hudson River estuary canonical 4
Hudson River Estuary corridor 1
Lower Hudson River Estuary 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aquatic ecosystem ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ
climateZone temperate ⓘ
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecoregionType estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
emptiesInto Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsFrom Troy, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsTo New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature tidal river segment ⓘ
governedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProcess sediment transport ⓘ
tidal mixing ⓘ
hasProgram Hudson River Estuary Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSourceWater freshwater from upper Hudson River ⓘ
saltwater from Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hydrologicalProcess mixing of freshwater and saltwater ⓘ
knownFor high biodiversity ⓘ
productive nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
locatedIn New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ
southeastern New York ⓘ
majorCityOnShore Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Newburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poughkeepsie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yonkers NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthOf Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
supportsHabitatType mudflats ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ
submerged aquatic vegetation beds ⓘ
tidal marshes ⓘ
supportsSpecies American shad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Atlantic sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
bald eagle ⓘ
blue crab ⓘ
osprey ⓘ
oysters ⓘ
striped bass ⓘ
threatenedBy habitat loss ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
usedFor commercial fishing (historically significant) ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
waterType brackish water ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wappinger Creek → mouthLocation → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Hudson Shelf Valley → relatedFeature → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Hudson River waterfront in Troy, New York → partOf → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hudson River Estuary corridor
Palisades (across the river in some segments) → extendsAlong → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
subject surface form: Palisades
this entity surface form: lower Hudson River
Haverstraw Bay (Hudson River) → locatedIn → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
subject surface form: Haverstraw Bay
this entity surface form: Lower Hudson River Estuary
Haverstraw Bay (Hudson River) → partOf → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
subject surface form: Haverstraw Bay
Paulus Hook ferry terminal area → waterBody → Hudson River estuary ⓘ