Rivière· 18 segments

Nanticoke River

Crosses 3 administrative regions : Dorchester, Sussex, Wicomico

rivière

Total length

103km

Max discharge

31,1m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-70800407901837 km²

3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Sussex
Delaware · United States
37.0 km
in this dpt
Dorchester
Maryland · United States
12.2 km
in this dpt
Wicomico
Maryland · United States
4.1 km
in this dpt

15 intersecting protected areas

Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
DNR
IUCN Not Assigned
Conservation Easement
Blackwater
IUCN IV
National Wildlife Refuge
Upper Nanticoke River Macrosite
IUCN V
Easement
Upper Nanticoke River Macrosite Fee
IUCN V
Private Conservation Land
Plum Creek Cedar Swamp Fee
IUCN V
Private Conservation Land
Chicone Creek Hertiage Conservation
IUCN V
State Conservation Area
Nanticoke Bioreserve Megasite Fee
IUCN V
Private Conservation Land
Sharptown Dunes
IUCN V
Heritage Conservation

6 more protected areassorted by area

Chapel Branch
IUCN Not Assigned
Nature Preserve
Blackwater
IUCN V
National Wildlife Refuge
Nanticoke Corridor Heritage Conservation Fund
IUCN V
Heritage Conservation
Craigs
IUCN V
Pond
Barnes Woods
IUCN III
Nature Preserve
Sharptown Swamp Fee
IUCN V
Private Conservation Land

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Species present

780 distinct species · 7 795 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 51 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.

ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Nanticoke River : 43 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 100 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

100

Connectance

0.078

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)