San Francisco Estuary

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estuary tidal estuary system

The San Francisco Estuary is a vast, biologically rich tidal estuary system in California where the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta meets San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
San Francisco Estuary canonical 2
San Francisco Bay watershed 1
San Francisco Bay–Delta estuary 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
tidal estuary system ⓘ
borderedBy Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vallejo NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsTo Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageBasin Central Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacramento–San Joaquin watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType brackish water estuary ⓘ
coastal wetland system ⓘ
hasDesignation Estuary of National Significance (U.S. EPA National Estuary Program) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Carquinez Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Pablo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suisun Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suisun Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProcess nutrient cycling ⓘ
salt-freshwater mixing zone ⓘ
sediment transport ⓘ
strong tidal mixing ⓘ
knownFor anadromous fish habitat ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
high biological productivity ⓘ
migratory bird habitat ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Northern California ⓘ
managedBy San Francisco Estuary Partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Pacific Ocean watershed ⓘ
playsRoleIn California water supply system ⓘ
Pacific Flyway for migratory birds NERFINISHED ⓘ
receivesInflowFrom Sacramento River NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Joaquin River NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf San Francisco Estuary Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsSpecies California sea lion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chinook salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delta smelt NERFINISHED ⓘ
green sturgeon ⓘ
harbor seal ⓘ
longfin smelt ⓘ
numerous migratory waterfowl ⓘ
steelhead trout ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
water diversions ⓘ
usedFor commercial fishing ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
water supply conveyance ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Grizzly Bay → partOf → San Francisco Estuary ⓘ
Suisun Marsh → partOf → San Francisco Estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Francisco Bay–Delta estuary
Suisun Marsh → partOf → San Francisco Estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Francisco Bay–Delta system
Petaluma River → partOf → San Francisco Estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Francisco Bay watershed
Barker Slough → locatedInHydrologicRegion → San Francisco Estuary ⓘ
this entity surface form: San Francisco Bay–Delta hydrologic region
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and Suisun Marsh → partOf → San Francisco Estuary ⓘ