Padilla Bay

E273344
bay estuarine bay marine protected area

Padilla Bay is a shallow, biologically rich estuarine bay in northwestern Washington State, known for its extensive eelgrass beds and protected marine reserve.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Padilla Bay canonical 4
Fidalgo Bay 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
estuarine bay ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
adjacentTo Fidalgo Island ⓘ
mainland Skagit County ⓘ
climateRegion marine west coast climate ⓘ
conservationStatus protected estuarine reserve ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecosystemService carbon sequestration in eelgrass beds ⓘ
nursery habitat for marine species ⓘ
shoreline protection ⓘ
hasEcosystemType eelgrass meadow ⓘ
mudflat ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
shallow subtidal habitat ⓘ
hasFacility Padilla Bay Interpretive Center ⓘ
hasHydrology mixed semidiurnal tides ⓘ
hasResearchFocus coastal management ⓘ
eelgrass ecology ⓘ
estuarine ecology ⓘ
hasSubstrate intertidal mud ⓘ
soft sediment ⓘ
locatedIn Skagit County ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form: Washington State

northwestern Washington State ⓘ
managingAgency Washington State Department of Ecology ⓘ
nearCity Anacortes ⓘ
surface form: Anacortes, Washington

Mount Vernon, Washington ⓘ
notableFor biological productivity ⓘ
estuarine habitats ⓘ
extensive eelgrass beds ⓘ
partOf Puget Sound ⓘ
surface form: Puget Sound estuarine system

Salish Sea ⓘ
partOfNetwork National Estuarine Research Reserve System ⓘ
protectedAs Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ⓘ
receivesInflowFrom Skagit River delta ⓘ
surface form: Skagit River delta region
regulatoryDesignation aquatic reserve of state significance ⓘ
supportsSpecies Dungeness crab ⓘ
juvenile salmon ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
usedFor birdwatching ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
waterBodyType shallow bay ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Vernon–Anacortes metropolitan area → borderedByWaterBody → Padilla Bay ⓘ
Fidalgo Island → bordersWaterBody → Padilla Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fidalgo Bay
Fidalgo Island → hasFeature → Padilla Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fidalgo Bay
Swinomish Channel → connects → Padilla Bay ⓘ
Bay View, Washington → locatedOn → Padilla Bay ⓘ
Bay View, Washington → overlooks → Padilla Bay ⓘ