Blackwater Bay

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Blackwater Bay is a coastal estuary in northwest Florida that forms part of the larger Pensacola Bay system and supports boating, fishing, and wildlife habitats.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal water body
estuary
adjacentTo Blackwater River State Park
Eglin Air Force Base
climateRegion humid subtropical climate
connectedTo East Bay (Florida)
Pensacola Bay
country United States
drainsInto Gulf of Mexico
ecosystemType coastal estuarine ecosystem
hasEcologicalRole bird habitat
nursery habitat for fish
shellfish habitat
wildlife habitat
hasNearbyFeature Garcon Point Bridge
Interstate 10
hasShorelineType forest shoreline
marsh shoreline
hasUse fisheries
navigation
recreation
locatedIn Santa Rosa County, Florida NERFINISHED
northwest Florida
locatedNear Milton, Florida
partOf Escambia River and Pensacola Bay estuarine system
Gulf of Mexico watershed
Pensacola Bay system
receivesInflowFrom Blackwater River (Florida)
Yellow River (Florida)
region Florida Panhandle
state Florida
subjectTo storm surge from tropical cyclones
tides
supportsActivity boating
commercial fishing
kayaking
recreational fishing
wildlife viewing
supportsSpecies dolphins
oysters
red drum
seagrass
speckled trout
wading birds
waterType brackish water
coastal estuarine water

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bagdad, Florida
hasNearbyWaterBody
Santa Rosa County, Florida
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