Skagit Bay
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Skagit Bay is a shallow coastal inlet in northwestern Washington State that forms part of the greater Puget Sound estuarine system and supports rich marine and bird habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skagit Bay canonical | 9 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal inlet ⓘ estuary ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Camano Island
ⓘ
Fidalgo Island ⓘ Whidbey Island ⓘ mainland of Skagit County ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Possession Sound
ⓘ
Saratoga Passage ⓘ Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin |
Skagit River watershed
ⓘ
Stillaguamish River watershed ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
brackish water
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ tidal ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ intertidal habitat ⓘ marine nearshore habitat ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Skagit River
ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork Skagit River
Sauk River ⓘ Skagit River ⓘ Skagit River ⓘ
surface form:
South Fork Skagit River
Stillaguamish River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
ⓘ
Skagit River delta ⓘ
surface form:
Skagit Bay estuary
Skagit Bay tidelands ⓘ Skagit River delta ⓘ
surface form:
Skagit Flats
Skagit River delta ⓘ Skagit Wildlife Area ⓘ eelgrass beds ⓘ intertidal mudflats ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | partially protected area ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Dungeness crab
ⓘ
juvenile salmon rearing ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ salmon ⓘ shellfish ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Island County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Salish Sea ⓘ Skagit County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Snohomish County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
Northwestern Washington ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Washington
|
| near |
Conway, Washington
ⓘ
La Conner, Washington ⓘ Mount Vernon, Washington ⓘ Stanwood, Washington ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Puget Sound estuarine system ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.