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 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
body of water
estuarine embayment
adjacentTo Shelter Island
Town of Riverhead
Town of Southampton
Town of Southold
basinCountry United States
climateZone humid continental with maritime influence
connectedTo Great Peconic Bay
linked to: Peconic Bay

Shelter Island Sound
country United States
county Suffolk County
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
South Fork of Long Island
inflow local creeks and streams
tidal exchange from Great Peconic Bay
locatedBetween North Fork of Long Island
South Fork of Long Island
locatedIn New York
Suffolk County, New York
United States
eastern Long Island
navigationUse small craft navigation
partOf Atlantic Ocean watershed
Peconic Bay system
linked to: Peconic Bay

Peconic Estuary
Peconic Estuary Program study area
region East End of Long Island
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

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Fork of Long Island separatedBy Little Peconic Bay
New Suffolk, New York bordersBodyOfWater Little Peconic Bay
Noyac Bay connectedTo Little Peconic Bay
Jessups Neck hasNearbyWaterBody Little Peconic Bay
Noyack Bay connectedTo Little Peconic Bay
Peconic Estuary system includes Little Peconic Bay
Flanders Bay connectedTo Little Peconic Bay