Barnegat Bay

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Barnegat Bay is a shallow, lagoon-type estuary along the New Jersey coast known for its coastal ecosystems, recreational boating, and fishing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
coastal lagoon ⓘ
lagoon-type estuary ⓘ
adjacentTo Barnegat Light, New Jersey ⓘ
Island Beach State Park ⓘ
Seaside Heights, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Seaside Heights

Toms River, New Jersey ⓘ
averageDepth about 1.5 meters ⓘ
about 5 feet ⓘ
borderedBy barrier islands ⓘ
mainland New Jersey ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal wetlands ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
harmful algal blooms ⓘ
nutrient pollution ⓘ
seagrass decline ⓘ
hasInlet Barnegat Inlet ⓘ
Little Egg Inlet ⓘ
Manasquan Inlet ⓘ
hasLandmark Barnegat Lighthouse ⓘ
hasRecreation jet skiing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasSalinityType brackish water ⓘ
hasType shallow estuary ⓘ
knownFor birdwatching ⓘ
clamming ⓘ
crabbing ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
length approximately 26 miles ⓘ
approximately 42 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
Ocean County, New Jersey ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
monitoredBy Barnegat Bay Partnership ⓘ
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ⓘ
northernExtent near Point Pleasant, New Jersey ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean watershed ⓘ
National Estuary Program ⓘ
protectedBy state environmental regulations ⓘ
receivesInflowsFrom Forked River ⓘ
Manasquan River ⓘ
Metedeconk River ⓘ
Toms River ⓘ
separatedBy Barnegat Peninsula ⓘ
separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
southernExtent near Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey ⓘ
supportsSpecies blue crab ⓘ
eelgrass ⓘ
hard clams ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ
oysters ⓘ
striped bass ⓘ
summer flounder ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
weakfish ⓘ
threatenedBy boating impacts ⓘ
coastal development ⓘ
stormwater runoff ⓘ
waterBodyID GNIS feature ID 875366 ⓘ

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

Toms River, New Jersey → borderedBy → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Ortley Beach → borderedBy → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Seaside Park → locatedOn → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Seaside Park → borders → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Long Beach Island → separatedBy → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Long Beach Island → separatedBy → Manahawkin Bay ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Green Island, New Jersey → borderedBy → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Toms River Seaport Society and Maritime Museum → regionServed → Barnegat Bay region ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Toms River (river) → flowsInto → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Toms River (river) → mouthLocation → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Toms River (river) → partOf → Barnegat Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Lavallette → locatedBetween → Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Gilford Park, New Jersey → locatedOn → Barnegat Bay (vicinity) ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Gilford Park, New Jersey → adjacentTo → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Silver Ridge Park, New Jersey → near → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Shelter Cove, New Jersey → partOf → Barnegat Bay watershed ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Snug Harbor, New Jersey → adjacentTo → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Silverton, New Jersey → locatedNear → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Toms River → hasWaterfront → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Bay Head → hasCoastlineOn → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Bay Head → adjacentWaterBody → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Brick Township, New Jersey → coastlineFeature → Barnegat Bay shoreline ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Tuckerton, New Jersey → locatedNear → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Barnegat Township, New Jersey → locatedIn → Barnegat Bay region ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Point Pleasant, New Jersey → locatedOn → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Stafford Township, New Jersey → bordersBodyOfWater → Manahawkin Bay ⓘ
linked to: Barnegat Bay
Waterways of New Jersey → hasPart → Barnegat Bay ⓘ
Barnegat Peninsula → separates → Barnegat Bay ⓘ