Tidewater
Chesapeake Bay region
Tidewater is a noun that refers to water that is affected by ocean tides, or to the periodic flooding of rivers by ocean tides.
In the United States, Tidewater is a term for coastal areas, particularly in the Southeast, that are affected by this phenomenon and are in some cases at or below sea level.
Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- coastal plainFlat terrain bordering ocean
- bayPartially enclosed water
lowland · peninsula · Atlantic · Maryland · Carolina · James River · Norfolk · watershed
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- saltgrassHalophytic perennial grass
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
crab · heron · egret · waterfowl · terrapin · muskrat · mangrove · mudflat
Tidal mixing zone
- brackishMildly salty water
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- currentDirected flow of charge
- flowUnbroken forward movement
ebb · sediment · channel · neap · surge · inundation · freshwater · gradient
Large-scale farming operation
- colonialOf occupied territories
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- SouthernOf the region below
- gentryHighborn but not noble
tobacco · aristocracy · heritage · historic · architecture · dialect · accent · Jamestown
Chesapeake
Mid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- coastal plainFlat terrain bordering ocean
bay · lowland · peninsula · Atlantic · Maryland · Carolina · James River · Norfolk · watershed · delta
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- saltgrassHalophytic perennial grass
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
oyster · crab · heron · egret · waterfowl · terrapin · muskrat · mangrove · mudflat · seagrass
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
flow · ebb · sediment · channel · neap · surge · inundation · freshwater · gradient · circulation
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- colonialOf occupied territories
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- SouthernOf the region below
gentry · tobacco · aristocracy · heritage · historic · architecture · dialect · accent · Jamestown · watermen
TidewaterPiedmont
Mountain-base territory
Appalachian Mountains · Blue Ridge · mountains · highlands · uplands
Tidewaterheadwaters
River's starting point
freshwater · dryland · upriver · desert · upstream
TidewaterPiedmont
Mountain-base territory
backcountry · hinterland · interior · inland · upcountry
tide, water, tides, tidal, waters, watery, watered, watering, waterless