Choctawhatchee Bay

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Choctawhatchee Bay is a large, shallow coastal bay in the Florida Panhandle known for its estuarine ecosystem, recreational fishing, and proximity to popular Gulf Coast beaches.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal lagoon
adjacentTo Destin
surface form: Destin, Florida

Fort Walton Beach
surface form: Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Niceville, Florida
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Shalimar, Florida
connectedTo Gulf of Mexico
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Choctawhatchee River watershed
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalConcern habitat loss
water quality
hasNearbyCity Freeport, Florida
hasNearbyInfrastructure Destin Bridge
Mid-Bay Bridge
hasNearbyProtectedArea Eglin Air Force Base
surface form: Eglin Air Force Base reservation lands

Point Washington State Forest
hasPart East Bay
West Bay
hasRecreationSite Choctawhatchee Bay fishing piers
hasShorelineUse marinas
public boat ramps
residential development
hasWaterType brackish water
hasWildlife dolphins
sea turtles
seagrass beds
inflow Boggy Bayou
Choctawhatchee River
Rocky Bayou
Turkey Creek NERFINISHED
isTypeOf shallow bay
knownFor boating
kayaking
proximity to Gulf Coast beaches
recreational fishing
locatedIn Florida
Florida Panhandle
Okaloosa County, Florida NERFINISHED
Walton County, Florida NERFINISHED
outflow Destin Pass
Perdido Pass
surface form: East Pass
partOf Gulf Coast of the United States
supportsActivity commercial fishing
oyster harvesting
tourism

Referenced by (19)

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

Fort Walton Beach adjacentTo Choctawhatchee Bay
subject surface form: Santa Rosa Sound
Santa Rosa Sound connectedTo Choctawhatchee Bay
Walton County, Florida contains Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctaw Beach, Florida hasAccessTo Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctaw Beach, Florida hasBodyOfWater Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctaw Beach, Florida hasNameOrigin Choctawhatchee Bay
Freeport, Florida locatedNear Choctawhatchee Bay
Niceville, Florida locatedNear Choctawhatchee Bay
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida locatedNear Choctawhatchee Bay
Shalimar, Florida locatedNear Choctawhatchee Bay
Choctaw Beach, Florida locatedOn Choctawhatchee Bay
Eden Gardens State Park near Choctawhatchee Bay
Point Washington State Forest near Choctawhatchee Bay
Okaloosa Island separates Choctawhatchee Bay
Destin waterBody Choctawhatchee Bay
Fort Walton Beach waterBody Choctawhatchee Bay
Niceville, Florida waterBody Choctawhatchee Bay