Lower Chesapeake
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-016121
The Chesapeake Bay and its tributary drainage south of the Maryland-Virginia state line excluding the Pocomoke River drainage; and the Coastal drainage from Chincoteague Inlet on the Delmarva Peninsula to the Back Bay drainage boundary. Virginia, West Virginia. Area = 18500 sq.mi.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-016121 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Locations |
| References | USGS Water Resources of the United States. Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ENV-016121",
"term": "Lower Chesapeake",
"field": "Environment",
"definition": "The Chesapeake Bay and its tributary drainage south of the Maryland-Virginia state line excluding the Pocomoke River drainage; and the Coastal drainage from Chincoteague Inlet on the Delmarva Peninsula to the Back Bay drainage boundary. Virginia, West Virginia. Area = 18500 sq.mi.",
"subject": "Locations",
"references": [
"USGS Water Resources of the United States. Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lower-chesapeake/"
}
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