Suisun Bay

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Suisun Bay is a shallow tidal estuary in Northern California that forms part of the greater San Francisco Bay system and serves as a key confluence for the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
tidal estuary
administeredBy California Department of Fish and Wildlife
surface form: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (resource management)

United States Coast Guard
surface form: United States Coast Guard (navigational safety)
connectsTo Carquinez Pass
surface form: Carquinez Strait

Grizzly Bay
San Pablo Bay
Suisun Slough
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Sacramento River and San Joaquin River
surface form: Sacramento–San Joaquin watershed
ecoregion San Francisco Bay
surface form: San Francisco Estuary
hasAnchorage National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay
surface form: Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
hasCharacteristic brackish water
shallow
tidal
hasMilitaryHistory Port Chicago Naval Magazine site
surface form: Port Chicago disaster
hasNavigationChannel Suisun Bay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Suisun Bay shipping channel
hasNearbyProtectedArea Grizzly Island Wildlife Area
Suisun Marsh
hasPortFacility Port Chicago Naval Magazine site
Port of Benicia
hasSalinityRegime estuarine
influences water quality of San Francisco Bay
isConfluenceOf Sacramento River and San Joaquin River
locatedEastOf San Pablo Bay
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Contra Costa County
surface form: Contra Costa County, California

Northern California
Solano County
surface form: Solano County, California
locatedNear City of Benicia, California
Martinez, California
surface form: City of Martinez, California

Pittsburg, California
surface form: City of Pittsburg, California

City of Suisun City, California
locatedWestOf Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
mouthOfWatercourse Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
partOf Pacific Flyway
surface form: Pacific Flyway ecosystem

Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
surface form: Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta estuary system

San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay Area
receivesInflowFrom Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
usedFor commercial fishing
recreation
shipping
sport fishing
waterway Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta

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San Francisco Bay hasPart Suisun Bay
Solano County bordersBodyOfWater Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay hasNavigationChannel Suisun Bay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Suisun Bay shipping channel
Fairfield hasNearbyBodyOfWater Suisun Bay
subject surface form: Fairfield, California
Sacramento River mouth Suisun Bay
Sacramento River emptiesInto Suisun Bay
Carquinez Pass connects Suisun Bay
Port of Benicia nearbyWaterBody Suisun Bay
City of Suisun City, California locatedNear Suisun Bay
subject surface form: Suisun City, California
City of Suisun City, California namedAfter Suisun Bay
subject surface form: Suisun City, California
Suisun Slough mouthLocatedIn Suisun Bay
Suisun Slough flowsInto Suisun Bay
Grizzly Bay connectedTo Suisun Bay
Suisun Marsh locatedNear Suisun Bay
Pittsburg, California locatedOn Suisun Bay
Benicia–Martinez Bridge crosses Suisun Bay
this entity surface form: Suisun Bay–Carquinez Strait transition