Little Peconic Bay
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Little Peconic Bay is a shallow, sheltered bay on eastern Long Island, New York, forming part of the Peconic Bay system between the island’s North and South Forks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Peconic Bay canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
body of water ⓘ estuarine embayment ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Shelter Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Riverhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Southampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Southold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climateZone | humid continental with maritime influence ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Great Peconic Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelter Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Suffolk County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
eelgrass decline
ⓘ
harmful algal blooms ⓘ nutrient loading ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole | nursery habitat for marine species ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
eelgrass beds
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ shallow subtidal flats ⓘ |
| hasShoreOn |
North Fork of Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Fork of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflow |
local creeks and streams
ⓘ
tidal exchange from Great Peconic Bay ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
North Fork of Long Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Fork of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suffolk County, New York ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
eastern Long Island ⓘ |
| navigationUse | small craft navigation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Ocean watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peconic Bay system NERFINISHED ⓘ Peconic Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Peconic Estuary Program study area ⓘ |
| region | East End of Long Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | brackish to marine ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ sailing ⓘ shellfishing ⓘ |
| waterbodyType |
shallow bay
ⓘ
sheltered bay ⓘ |
| waterSystem | Peconic River–Peconic Bay system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.