Great Swamp

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The Great Swamp is a large wetland ecosystem in southeastern New York known for its rich biodiversity, flood control functions, and recreational opportunities such as birdwatching and hiking.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Great Swamp canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecosystem ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
swamp ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
drainsInto East Branch Croton River ⓘ
environmentalIssue sensitivity to pollution ⓘ
vulnerability to development pressure ⓘ
hasConservationStatus regionally significant wetland ⓘ
hasEcosystemType floodplain forest ⓘ
freshwater wetland ⓘ
marsh ⓘ
swamp forest ⓘ
hasFunction carbon sequestration ⓘ
flood storage ⓘ
groundwater recharge ⓘ
habitat provision ⓘ
hasGeneralArea thousands of acres ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo East Branch Croton River ⓘ
isHabitatFor amphibians ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
wetland plants ⓘ
isImportantFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
ecosystem services ⓘ
regional flood mitigation ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
flood control functions ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
water quality protection ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
locatedIn New York ⓘ
southeastern New York ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Dutchess County, New York ⓘ
linked to: Dutchess County

Putnam County, New York ⓘ
nearbySettlement Brewster, New York ⓘ
Pawling, New York ⓘ
linked to: Pawling
offersRecreationalActivity birdwatching ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
partOf Croton River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Croton Watershed

Harlem Valley ⓘ
Hudson River watershed ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Pawling → hasNaturalFeature → Great Swamp ⓘ
Great Swamp Fight → location → Great Swamp ⓘ