词条 | Harris Creek (Maryland) |
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Harris Creek (Maryland) is a tidal creek on the eastern shore of Maryland. It is a location for oyster restoration. Harris Creek was named for William Harris, a 19th-century landowner.[1] LocationIt flows from north to south into the Chesapeake Bay, in Talbot County, Maryland, near Tilghman Island.[2] Oyster restorationThe Nature Conservancy, and the Oyster Recovery Partnership, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planted oyster spat on 350 underwater acres.[3] Planting began in 2012.[4][5] Water quality is measured with a vertical profiler and water quality sondes moored at the bottom.[6] In 2013, 112,500 tons of fossilized oyster shell were transported from Florida, and 42,536 tons of the shell went into Harris Creek (the rest went to the Little Choptank River.[7] References1. ^{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Samuel Alexander|title=History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2UlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA317|year=1915|publisher=Williams & Wilkins|page=317}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/environment/our-bay-shore-creek-a-test-for-oyster-restoration/article_22ff81c8-dbb5-5339-b0ad-1b64076bf848.html |title=Our Bay: Shore creek a test for oyster restoration |work=Capital Gazette: Environment |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605053704/http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/environment/our-bay-shore-creek-a-test-for-oyster-restoration/article_22ff81c8-dbb5-5339-b0ad-1b64076bf848.html |archivedate=June 5, 2012 }} 3. ^Harris Creek Restoration | The Nature Conservancy 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.wboc.com/story/17189623/harris-creek-oyster-restoration-effort-planned|title=Oyster Restoration Effort Planned on Eastern Shore|work=WBOC-TV 16 News|date=March 19, 2012}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://potomaclocal.com/2013/02/17/a-perfect-storm-for-oysters-in-harris-creek/|title= A 'Perfect Storm' for Oysters in Harris Creek|work=Potomac Local News Network|author=Jessica Wilde|date=February 17, 2013}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.chesapeake360.com/marinerchesapeake/news/article_2e2faf58-d0dc-11e1-8fa7-001a4bcf887a.html|title=DNR deploys new monitoring device in Harris Creek for oyster restoration efforts|work=Chesapeake360.com|date=July 18, 2012}} 7. ^{{cite news|last=Wheeler|first=Tim|title=Florida shells to help revive MD's oysters|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/bal-bmg-florida-shells-to-help-revive-mds-oysters-20131213,0,3249766.story#axzz2o9URKP4Y|accessdate=22 December 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 13, 2013}} External links
3 : Tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay|Rivers of Talbot County, Maryland|Rivers of Maryland |
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