Upper Chesapeake
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029221
The Chesapeake Bay and its tributary drainage north of the Maryland-Virginia state line including the Pocomoke River drainage, excluding the Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins; and the Coastal drainage from the Delaware Bay drainage boundary to Chincoteague Inlet on the Delmarva Peninsula. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Area = 8980 sq.mi.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-029221 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| 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-029221",
"term": "Upper Chesapeake",
"field": "Environment",
"definition": "The Chesapeake Bay and its tributary drainage north of the Maryland-Virginia state line including the Pocomoke River drainage, excluding the Susquehanna and Potomac River Basins; and the Coastal drainage from the Delaware Bay drainage boundary to Chincoteague Inlet on the Delmarva Peninsula. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Area = 8980 sq.mi.",
"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/upper-chesapeake/"
}
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