San Francisco Estuary

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The San Francisco Estuary is a vast, biologically rich tidal estuary system in California where the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta meets San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
tidal estuary system
borderedBy Oakland
Richmond
San Francisco
Vallejo
connectsTo Pacific Ocean
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
San Francisco Bay
country United States
drainageBasin Central Valley
Sacramento–San Joaquin watershed
ecosystemType brackish water estuary
coastal wetland system
hasDesignation Estuary of National Significance (U.S. EPA National Estuary Program)
hasPart Carquinez Strait
linked to: Carquinez Pass

Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
San Francisco Bay
San Pablo Bay
Suisun Bay
Suisun Marsh
hasProcess nutrient cycling
salt-freshwater mixing zone
sediment transport
strong tidal mixing
knownFor anadromous fish habitat
high biodiversity
high biological productivity
migratory bird habitat
locatedIn California
Northern California
managedBy San Francisco Estuary Partnership
partOf Pacific Ocean watershed
playsRoleIn California water supply system
Pacific Flyway for migratory birds
linked to: Pacific Flyway
receivesInflowFrom Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
subjectOf San Francisco Estuary Project
supportsSpecies California sea lion
Chinook salmon
Delta smelt
green sturgeon
harbor seal
longfin smelt
numerous migratory waterfowl
steelhead trout
threatenedBy climate change
habitat loss
invasive species
pollution
sea level rise
water diversions
usedFor commercial fishing
recreation
shipping
water supply conveyance

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Grizzly Bay partOf San Francisco Estuary
Suisun Marsh partOf San Francisco Bay–Delta estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Suisun Marsh partOf San Francisco Bay–Delta system
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Petaluma River partOf San Francisco Bay watershed
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Barker Slough locatedInHydrologicRegion San Francisco Bay–Delta hydrologic region
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Stanford Cardinal men’s rowing homeBodyOfWater San Francisco Bay Area waterways
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Stanford Cardinal women’s rowing homeBodyOfWater San Francisco Bay Area waterways
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Thompson Creek (Santa Clara County) hasHydrologicalSystem San Francisco Bay hydrological system
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Alviso area of San Jose partOf San Francisco Bay estuarine ecosystem
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Dutch Slough partOf San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Alviso Slough partOf San Francisco Bay estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Alviso Slough ecoregion San Francisco Bay estuarine ecosystem
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
San Francisquito Creek tidal area partOf San Francisco Bay estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Grizzly Island partOf San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary region
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Montezuma Slough partOf San Francisco Bay–Delta estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Suisun Resource Conservation District locatedIn San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Bair Island partOf San Francisco Bay estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Title XXXIV – Central Valley Project Improvement Act hasImpactOn San Francisco Bay–Delta estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
San Leandro Bay partOf San Francisco Bay estuary system
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve partOf San Francisco Bay estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Dumbarton Point featureOf San Francisco Bay estuary
linked to: San Francisco Estuary
Carquinez Strait region partOf San Francisco Estuary