Harris Creek (Maryland) Explained

Harris Creek (Maryland) is a tidal creek on the eastern shore of Maryland. It is a location for oyster restoration.

Harris Creek was named for William Harris, a 19th-century landowner.^[1]

Location

The Nature Conservancy, and the Oyster Recovery Partnership,^[3] Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planted oyster spat on 350 underwater acres.^[4] Planting began in 2012.^[5] ^[6] Water quality is measured with a vertical profiler and water quality sondes moored at the bottom.^[7] In 2013, 112,500 tons of fossilized oyster shell were transported from Florida, and 42,536 tons of the shell went into Harris Creek (the rest went to the Little Choptank River.^[8]

http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/habitats-hot-topics/noaa-science-supports-harris-creek-oyster-project
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Book: Harrison, Samuel Alexander. History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861. 1915. Williams & Wilkins. 317.
News: Our Bay: Shore creek a test for oyster restoration . Capital Gazette: Environment . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605053704/http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/environment/our-bay-shore-creek-a-test-for-oyster-restoration/article_22ff81c8-dbb5-5339-b0ad-1b64076bf848.html . June 5, 2012 .
Web site: The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Expert: Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP). 2021-12-31. Oyster Recovery Partnership. en-US.
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/maryland_dc/explore/harris-creek-restoration.xml Harris Creek Restoration | The Nature Conservancy
News: Oyster Restoration Effort Planned on Eastern Shore. WBOC-TV 16 News. March 19, 2012.
News: A 'Perfect Storm' for Oysters in Harris Creek. Potomac Local News Network. Jessica Wilde. February 17, 2013.
News: DNR deploys new monitoring device in Harris Creek for oyster restoration efforts. Chesapeake360.com. July 18, 2012.
News: Wheeler. Tim. Florida shells to help revive MD's oysters. https://web.archive.org/web/20131225014212/http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/bal-bmg-florida-shells-to-help-revive-mds-oysters-20131213,0,3249766.story#axzz2o9URKP4Y. dead. December 25, 2013. 22 December 2013. Los Angeles Times. December 13, 2013.