Definitions for chesapeake bay
chesa·peake bay

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chesapeake Baynoun

   a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River

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1. Chesapeake Bay

   The Chesapeake Bay ( CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the Eastern Shore of Maryland / Eastern Shore of Virginia and the state of Delaware) with its mouth of the Bay at the south end located between Cape Henry and Cape Charles. With its northern portion in Maryland and the southern part in Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay is a very important feature for the ecology and economy of those two states, as well as others surrounding within its watershed. More than 150 major rivers and streams flow into the Bay's 64,299-square-mile (166,534 km2) drainage basin, which covers parts of six states (New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia) and all of District of Columbia.The Bay is approximately 200 miles (320 km) long from its northern headwaters in the Susquehanna River to its outlet in the Atlantic Ocean. It is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) wide at its narrowest (between Kent County's Plum Point near Newtown in the east and the Harford County western shore near Romney Creek) and 30 miles (48 km) at its widest (just south of the mouth of the Potomac River which divides Maryland from Virginia). Total shoreline including tributaries is 11,684 miles (18,804 km), circumnavigating a surface area of 4,479 square miles (11,601 km2). Average depth is 21 feet (6.4 m), reaching a maximum of 174 feet (53 m). The Bay is spanned twice, in Maryland by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from Sandy Point (near Annapolis) to Kent Island and in Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel connecting Virginia Beach to Cape Charles. Known for both its beauty and bounty, the Bay has become "emptier", with fewer crabs, oysters and watermen (fishermen) since the mid-20th century. Nutrient pollution and urban runoff have been identified as major components of impaired water quality in the bay stressing ecosystems and compounding the decline of shellfish due to overharvesting. Restoration efforts that began in the 1990s have continued into the 21st century and show potential for growth of the native oyster population. The health of the Chesapeake Bay improved in 2015, marking three years of gains over a four-year period. Slight improvements in water quality were observed in 2021, compared to indicators measured in 2020. The bay is experiencing other environmental concerns, including climate change which is causing sea level rise that erodes coastal areas and infrastructure and changes to the marine ecosystem.

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1. chesapeake bay

   Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, located on the East Coast between Maryland and Virginia. It spans approximately 200 miles from its northern headwaters in the Susquehanna River in Maryland, to its outlet in the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia. The bay is renowned for its beauty, providing habitat for more than 3,600 species of plants and animals, and is also a key economic resource for fishing, tourism, and shipping industries.

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1. Chesapeake Bay

   The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers 64,299 square miles in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. More than 150 rivers and streams drain into the bay. The Chesapeake Bay is approximately 200 miles long, from the Susquehanna River in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south. At its narrowest point between Kent County's Plum Point and the Harford County shore near Romney Creek, the bay is 2.8 miles wide; at its widest point, just south of the mouth of the Potomac River, it is 30 miles wide. Total shoreline for the bay and its tributaries is 11,684 miles, and the surface area of the bay and its major tributaries is 4,479 square miles. Average depth of the bay is 46 feet and the maximum depth is 208 feet. The bay is spanned in two places. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge crosses the bay in Maryland from Sandy Point to Kent Island; and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia connects Virginia Beach to Cape Charles. The bay is known for its beauty, but in recent years it has been noted that the bay is becoming "emptier", with fewer crabs, oysters, and watermen.

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1. Chesapeake Bay

   a northward-extending inlet on the Atlantic coast of the United States, 200 m. long and from 10 to 40 m. broad, cutting Maryland in two.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chesapeake bay in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chesapeake bay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of chesapeake bay in a Sentence

1. Alison Prost:

   The Chesapeake Bay lost a champion today, while there were many issues that were near and dear to Speaker Busch, he elevated saving the Bay to a priority for the General Assembly, and legislators followed his lead.

2. Vicki Hart:

   I assisted a friend who served on the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and this is inaccurately being tied to Smithfield Foods, i was not paid for this assistance, and any suggestion that I lobbied for Smithfield Foods is inaccurate.

3. Joel Dunn:

   They're sort of symbols for the Chesapeake Bay in a sense and a symbol for what the environmental movement can do when they put their minds to it, to be able to see them on every dock, post and shipwreck in the Chesapeake is heartening and a story of great educational value for the public at large.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chesapeake bay
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chesapeake bay
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#ChesapeakeBay