Escambia Bay

E79440

bay estuary inlet

Escambia Bay is a large estuarine inlet of the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida, forming part of the coastal waters around the Pensacola area.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → estuary → inlet →
basinCountry	United States →
connectedTo	East Bay → Pensacola Bay →
country	United States →
drainageBasin	Blackwater River watershed → Escambia River watershed → Yellow River watershed →
hasEcosystemType	estuarine ecosystem →
hasEnvironmentalConcern	habitat degradation → nutrient pollution → water quality issues →
hasNearbyCity	Milton, Florida → Pace, Florida →
hasNearbyInfrastructure	Interstate 10 bridge over Escambia Bay →
hasSalinity	brackish →
hasUse	boating → commercial fishing → recreational fishing → wildlife habitat →
influencedBy	freshwater inflow from Blackwater River → freshwater inflow from Escambia River → freshwater inflow from Yellow River → tides of the Gulf of Mexico →
isPartOf	Florida Panhandle coast →
knownFor	coastal wetlands → oyster habitat → seagrass beds →
locatedIn	Florida →
locatedInCounty	Escambia County, Florida NERFINISHED → Santa Rosa County, Florida NERFINISHED →
locatedInRegion	Northwest Florida →
locatedOn	Florida Gulf Coast →
locatedOnCoastOf	Gulf of Mexico →
mouthOfWatercourse	Blackwater River → East Bay River → Escambia River → Yellow River →
nearCity	Pensacola, Florida →
partOf	Gulf of Mexico → Pensacola Bay system →
partOfEcoregion	Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system →
waterBodyType	brackish water body → coastal bay →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Escambia River →	flowsInto
East Bay →	isConnectedTo
Pensacola, Florida →	locatedNear
Escambia River →	mouthLocatedIn
Pace, Florida →	nearBodyOfWater