Nueces Bay
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Nueces Bay is a shallow coastal estuary in South Texas that forms part of the larger Corpus Christi Bay system along the Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nueces Bay canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
body of water ⓘ coastal estuary ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| climate | subtropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Corpus Christi Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Nueces County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Patricio County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainsFrom | Nueces River watershed ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal estuary ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
marshes
ⓘ
mudflats ⓘ shallow depth ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
salt marsh
ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
causeway crossings
ⓘ
industrial facilities nearby ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
kayaking
ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ |
| hasUse |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
crustaceans
ⓘ
estuarine fish species ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Texas coastal estuaries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ western Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Nueces River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Nueces River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Corpus Christi, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portland, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Christi Bay system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coastal Bend, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salinity | estuarine ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ water quality issues ⓘ |
| waterType | brackish water ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.