Apalachee Bay
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Apalachee Bay is a shallow, marsh-fringed inlet of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s Big Bend coast, known for its rich estuarine ecosystems and coastal fisheries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apalachee Bay canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bay ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Tallahassee Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasinIncludes |
Aucilla River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Econfina River (Florida Big Bend) NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Marks River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakulla River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
marsh-fringed
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Florida Panhandle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal marsh
ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalSignificance |
important coastal wetland complex
ⓘ
nursery habitat for marine species ⓘ |
| hasHabitatFor |
fish
ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ shellfish ⓘ wading birds ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | brackish to marine ⓘ |
| hasShoreType |
salt marsh
ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasUse |
boating
ⓘ
recreational hunting in adjacent marshes ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
freshwater inflow from rivers
ⓘ
tides of the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| isPartOfRegion | Florida Big Bend estuarine system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal fisheries
ⓘ
rich estuarine ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northeastern Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Florida Big Bend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Jefferson County, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Marks, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakulla County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Big Bend Coast of Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Florida Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine embayment ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.