West Bay
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West Bay is a shallow coastal bay in Texas that forms part of the larger Galveston Bay estuarine system along the Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Bay canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal bay ⓘ estuarine water body ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Galveston Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Texas ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Galveston Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType | estuary ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
oyster harvesting ⓘ shrimping ⓘ |
| hasShorelineUse |
conservation areas
ⓘ
recreational development ⓘ residential development ⓘ |
| hasUse |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
freshwater inflows from local watersheds
ⓘ
tides of the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galveston County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Brazoria County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of Galveston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Galveston Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galveston Bay estuarine system NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Gulf Coast estuaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Texas Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | brackish water ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
hurricanes
ⓘ
tropical storms ⓘ |
| supports |
coastal marsh habitats
ⓘ
marine fish species ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ sea grass beds ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | shallow bay ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.