Ord River estuary

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The Ord River estuary is a large tropical tidal estuary in northern Western Australia where the Ord River meets the sea, noted for its extensive mangrove habitats and high tidal range.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ord River estuary canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
affectedBy Ord River irrigation scheme ⓘ
coast north coast of Western Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
drainsFrom Ord River catchment ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
high bird diversity ⓘ
hasClimate tropical ⓘ
hasConservationValue important habitat for mangroves ⓘ
important habitat for waterbirds ⓘ
hasEcosystemType mangrove ecosystem ⓘ
tropical estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature extensive mangrove habitats ⓘ
large tidal range ⓘ
macrotidal conditions ⓘ
hasGeomorphology drowned river valley estuary ⓘ
hasHydrology strong tidal currents ⓘ
hasImportance regional ecological significance ⓘ
hasProcess sediment deposition ⓘ
strong tidal mixing ⓘ
hasSalinity variable salinity ⓘ
hasShoreType mangrove-lined shores ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ
hasUse boating ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
hasVegetation mangroves ⓘ
influencedBy monsoonal rainfall ⓘ
tides ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Ocean drainage basin ⓘ
Kimberley region ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ
northern Western Australia ⓘ
locatedOn Cambridge Gulf coast ⓘ
mouthOf Ord River ⓘ
near town of Wyndham ⓘ
opensInto Cambridge Gulf ⓘ
partOf Cambridge Gulf estuarine system ⓘ
Ord River system ⓘ
linked to: Ord River
region East Kimberley ⓘ
riverMouthOf Ord River ⓘ
supports fisheries resources ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
waterbirds ⓘ
waterBodyType brackish water ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf → hasPart → Ord River estuary ⓘ
Kimberley coast → hasPart → Ord River estuary ⓘ