Apalachee Bay

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bay

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.

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Apalachee Bay canonical 3

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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

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Aucilla River flowsIntoBodyOfWater Apalachee Bay
St. Marks, Florida adjacentTo Apalachee Bay