San Pablo Bay

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bay body of water tidal estuary

San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in northern California that forms the northern extension of the greater San Francisco Bay system.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → body of water → tidal estuary →
adjacentTo	Contra Costa County → Marin County → Solano County → Sonoma County →
connectedTo	Carquinez Strait → San Francisco Bay →
country	United States →
ecosystemType	estuarine ecosystem →
forms	northern extension of San Francisco Bay →
hasCharacteristic	mudflats → shallow depth → strong tidal influence → wetlands →
hasFeature	tidal marshes →
hasNavigationHazard	shallow shoals →
hasProtectedArea	San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge →
inflow	Napa River → Petaluma River → Sacramento River → San Joaquin River → Sonoma Creek → Wildcat Creek →
isImportantFor	fish habitat → migratory birds →
isPartOfHydrologicalSystem	Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta system →
isUsedFor	commercial fishing → recreation → shipping →
locatedIn	California → North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area) → San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge →
locatedInRegion	Northern California →
namedAfter	City of San Pablo →
nearCity	Benicia → Novato → Richmond → San Rafael → Vallejo →
outflow	San Francisco Bay →
partOf	San Francisco Bay → San Francisco Bay Area → San Francisco Estuary →
waterBodyType	shallow estuary → tidal bay →
waterSalinity	brackish water →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carneros AVA → Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA → Sonoma Valley AVA → Yountville AVA →	climateInfluence
Contra Costa County → North Bay → Solano County →	bordersBodyOfWater
Richmond, California → Vallejo →	locatedOn
Sonoma County, California →	adjacentTo
Carneros AVA →	borderFeature
San Francisco Bay →	connectedTo
Carquinez Pass →	connects
Suisun Bay →	connectsTo
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge →	crosses
San Francisco Bay →	hasPart
Mount Veeder →	hasViewOf
Carneros →	influencedBy
Suisun Bay →	locatedEastOf
Mare Island Naval Shipyard →	locatedIn
Richmond, California →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Vallejo →	waterBody