Apalachicola Bay

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body of water estuarine bay

Apalachicola Bay is a shallow estuarine bay on Florida’s Gulf Coast known for its rich biodiversity and historically significant oyster fisheries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Apalachicola Bay estuarine system 1
Apalachicola Bay region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water ⓘ
estuarine bay ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAverageDepth shallow ⓘ
hasBarrierIsland Dog Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
St. George Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
St. Vincent Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConservationStatus ecologically significant estuary ⓘ
hasEcosystemType estuary ⓘ
oyster reef ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWaterType brackish water ⓘ
historicallyImportantFor local fishing economy ⓘ
oyster harvesting ⓘ
historicallyProduced large share of Florida oysters ⓘ
knownFor commercial shellfishing ⓘ
oyster fisheries ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Florida ⓘ
Florida Panhandle ⓘ
Franklin County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthOf Apalachicola River NERFINISHED ⓘ
near city of Apalachicola, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Apalachicola Bay and River System NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
receivesInflowFrom Apalachicola River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carrabelle River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ochlockonee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs National Estuarine Research Reserve site ⓘ
region northern Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
separatedFrom Gulf of Mexico by barrier islands ⓘ
supportsSpecies Eastern oyster ⓘ
blue crab ⓘ
bottlenose dolphin ⓘ
brown pelican ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
osprey ⓘ
red drum ⓘ
shrimp ⓘ
spotted seatrout ⓘ
threatenedBy changes in freshwater inflow ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
overharvesting of oysters ⓘ
upstream water withdrawals ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Franklin County → bordersBodyOfWater → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Franklin County, Florida
Apalachicola River → flowsInto → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands → hasHydrologicalConnectionTo → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands → locatedIn → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apalachicola Bay region
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin → mouthLocatedAt → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
Apalachicola River → mouthLocatedIn → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands → partOf → Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apalachicola Bay estuarine system