Hudson River estuary

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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.

All labels observed (7)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aquatic ecosystem ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ
climateZone temperate ⓘ
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecoregionType estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
emptiesInto Upper New York Bay ⓘ
extendsFrom Troy, New York ⓘ
extendsTo New York Harbor ⓘ
feature tidal river segment ⓘ
governedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
hasProcess sediment transport ⓘ
tidal mixing ⓘ
hasProgram Hudson River Estuary Program ⓘ
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 ⓘ
southeastern New York ⓘ
majorCityOnShore Albany ⓘ
Kingston ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Newburgh ⓘ
Poughkeepsie ⓘ
Yonkers ⓘ
linked to: Yonkers, New York
mouthOf Hudson River ⓘ
partOf Hudson River ⓘ
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
supportsHabitatType mudflats ⓘ
riparian forests ⓘ
submerged aquatic vegetation beds ⓘ
tidal marshes ⓘ
supportsSpecies American shad ⓘ
Atlantic sturgeon ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Wappinger Creek → mouthLocation → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Hudson Shelf Valley → relatedFeature → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Hudson River waterfront in Troy, New York → partOf → Hudson River Estuary corridor ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River estuary
Palisades → extendsAlong → lower Hudson River ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River estuary
Haverstraw Bay → locatedIn → Lower Hudson River Estuary ⓘ
subject linked to: Haverstraw Bay (Hudson River)
linked to: Hudson River estuary
Haverstraw Bay → partOf → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
subject linked to: Haverstraw Bay (Hudson River)
Paulus Hook ferry terminal area → waterBody → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Newburgh Bay → partOf → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
West Haverstraw, New York → isInlandWaterwayRegion → Hudson River Estuary ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River estuary
Scenic Hudson → regionServed → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
New York metropolitan coastal zone → includes → Hudson River estuary shoreline ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River estuary
Sparkill Creek → near → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Hudson River villages → environment → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
Hudson River → partOf → Hudson River estuary ⓘ
subject linked to: Hudson River (via Croton River)
Erie Canal watershed → hydrologicallyConnectedTo → Hudson River Estuary ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River estuary
Hudson River at Spuyten Duyvil → partOf → Lower Hudson River estuary ⓘ
linked to: Hudson River estuary