Sweet Hall Marsh

37°33′37″N 76°53′22″W

Sweet Hall Marsh (also known as Sweethall Marsh) is a 353-hectare (870-acre) tidal marsh located on the northern edge of the Pamunkey River in southeastern King William County, Virginia, United States,[1][2] just south-southeast of the unincorporated community of Sweet Hall.[3] It is privately owned by the Tacoma Hunting and Fishing Club[2] and is one of four components of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.[4][5][6][7]

Due to its low elevation (0 feet [0 m])[1] and rising sea level, the marsh's fresh water ecosystem is in jeopardy.[8][9]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sweet Hall Marsh
  2. "Sweet Hall Marsh". vims.edu. Gloucester Point, Virginia: Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  3. "MyTopo Maps-Sweet Hall Marsh, West Point, VA, USA" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  4. Moore, Kenneth A.; Reay, William G. (Sep 2009). A Site Profile of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (PDF). coast/noaa.gov (Report). Gloucester Point, Virginia: Virginia Institute of Marine Science. p. 1. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  5. Google (19 Aug 2019). "Sweet Hall Marsh, West Point, VA" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  6. "Chesapeake Bay Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve". recreation.gov. Recreation.gov. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  7. "Chesapeake Bay-Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve". coast.noaa.gov. Office for Coastal Management. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  8. Dietrich, Tamara (22 Oct 2016). "VIMS studies 'ghost forests' of Chesapeake Bay". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.
  9. kramsayer (12 Nov 2012). "Salt-spitting grass could rescue marsh from sea-level rise". agu.org. Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union. Retrieved 19 Aug 2019.


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