Happy National Estuaries Week!

National Estuaries Week is Sept. 19 to 27. In celebration, why don't you test yourself with Partnership for the Delaware Estuary's quiz?

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How many National Estuary Programs are in the U.S.?

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40

32

28

26

There are 28 estuaries in the EPA's National Estuary Program (NEP) that are located along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico. They are designated as estuaries of national significance.

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What is an Estuary?

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A piece of land that is mostly surrounded by water while still connected to a larger mainland

Where the river meets the sea

A flat, low-lying area formed by dirt, sand, and mineral deposits where a river slows down and empties into a larger body of water

Wildlife areas for birds

An estuary is a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean.

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How long is the Delaware River?

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113 miles

230 Miles

330 miles

430 miles

The Delaware River is 330 miles long and is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the eastern United States.

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Where does the Delaware River begin and end?

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It starts in Wilmington, Delaware and ends in Virginia Beach, Virginia

It start in the Catskills of New York and ends in the Delaware Bay

It starts in Philadelphia and ends in the Delaware Bay

It starts in Dover, New Hampshire and ends in Richmond, Virginia

The Delaware River starts in the Castkill Mountains of New York through two main branches that eventually join, and it ends in the Delaware Bay where it meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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What are the benefits of estuaries?

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Estuaries are critical natural habitats

Estuaries Have Economic Value

Estuaries Perform Environmental Services

All of the above

Estuaries provide us with a suite of resources. They are critical natural habitats, have economic value, provide environmental services, and are natural protective buffers.

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