Marsh definition

Marsh means, consistent with R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-1-20(10), a place wholly or partly within the State of Rhode Island where a vegetational community shall exist in standing or running water during the growing season and/or shall be made up of one (1) or more of, but not limited to nor necessarily including all of the following plants or groups of plants: hydrophytic reeds (Phragmites), grasses (Gramineae), mannagrasses (Glyceria), cutgrasses (Leersia), pickerelweeds (Pontederiaceae), sedges (Cyperaceae), rushes (Juncaceae), cattails (Typha), water plantains (Alismataceae), burreeds (Sparganiaceae), pondweeds (Zosteraceae), frog's bits (Hydrocharitaceae), arums (Araceae), duckweeds (Lemnaceae), water lilies (Nymphaeaceae), water-milfoils (Haloragaceae), water-starworts (Callitrichaceae), bladderworts (Utricularia), pipeworts (Eriocaulon), sweet gale (Myrica gale), and buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
Marsh means a frequently or continually inundated area of saturated soils characterized by emergent reeds, grasses, and sedges;
Marsh means an area permanently inundated by water less than six feet deep and occupied predominantly by an emergent wetland vegetation community.

Examples of Marsh in a sentence

  • The Hudson River NERR consists of four components: Piermont Marsh, Iona Island, Tivoli Bay, and Stockport Flats.

  • I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

  • If your complaint is not dealt with to your satisfaction you can complain to the Investment Division, Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR.

  • This multi-site system along a salinity gradient of the York River includes Sweet Hall Marsh, Taskinas Creek, Catlett Islands, and Goodwin Islands.

  • If your complaint is not dealt with to your satisfaction, you can complain to the Investment Division, Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR.


More Definitions of Marsh

Marsh means a wetland which is permanently submerged or has intermittent aquatic plant life where dominant vegetation is nonwoody plants such as grasses and sedges.
Marsh means a frequently or continually inundated area of saturated soilscharacterized by emergent reeds, grasses, and sedges;
Marsh means a low flat wetland area on which the vegetation consists mainly of herbaceous plants such as cattails, bulrushes, tules, sedges, skunk cabbage or other hydrophytic plants. Shallow water usually stands on a marsh at least during part of the year.
Marsh means an area of permanent standing or slow moving water that is vegetated in whole or in part with aquatic or hydrophytic plants;
Marsh means grassland with the potential to retain high spring water levels in ditches so as to create field wetness or to allow shallow pools to develop;
Marsh means Marsh Industries Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 5157928. Registered office: Etruria House Irthlingborough Northamptonshire NN9 5PJ UK
Marsh means Xxxxx as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid.