Ep 1.1 - Geography of The Coves ESA (Environmentally Significant Area)

To set the scene for the rest of the summer the area highlighted above in yellow represents the geographic location of the Coves. The Coves themselves were formed by what was previously a meander of the Thames river which presently flows from the Forks just northeast of the Coves. The formation that makes up the Coves is called an oxbow lake (my later episodes will illustrate exactly how these form).
The ESA itself primarily includes the three main oxbow ponds of the coves which were once part of the original Thames river section and the connected ravine which extends south. This region outlined in red represents the Coves subwatershed. Subwatershed identifies that the ground water runnoff for this immediate area will collect and drain into the coves ponds & ravines.