Nehalem Bay estuary
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Nehalem Bay estuary is a coastal estuarine system on the northern Oregon coast where the Nehalem River meets the Pacific Ocean, supporting rich tidal wetlands and diverse marine and bird life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nehalem Bay estuary canonical | 1 |
| Nehalem River estuary | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal estuarine system
ⓘ
estuary ⓘ |
| climate | marine west coast climate ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Nehalem River watershed ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| fallsWithin | Tillamook County, Oregon ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf | Nehalem River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue | high ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
estuarine
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
eelgrass beds
ⓘ
mudflat ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ tidal wetland ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRegime | tidal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mudflats
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ tidal wetlands ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | brackish ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody |
Nehalem River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| importantFor |
bird migration stopover
ⓘ
fish nursery habitat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | northern Oregon coast ⓘ |
| near |
Manzanita, Oregon
ⓘ
Nehalem Bay State Park ⓘ community of Nehalem, Oregon ⓘ |
| partOf | Nehalem Bay ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
river discharge variability
ⓘ
tidal influence ⓘ |
| supports |
Dungeness crab
ⓘ
bird life ⓘ marine life ⓘ migratory shorebirds ⓘ salmon ⓘ shellfish ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
development pressure ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ |
| usedFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ crabbing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nehalem River estuary