Bon Secour River

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The Bon Secour River is a coastal river in Baldwin County, Alabama, known for its scenic wetlands and historic role in the region’s shrimping and seafood industry.

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Label Occurrences
Bon Secour River canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
environmentalConcern vulnerability to coastal storms and hurricanes ⓘ
water quality impacts from coastal development ⓘ
flowsInto Bon Secour Bay ⓘ
Mobile Bay ⓘ
hasEcosystemType brackish estuary ⓘ
coastal wetland ⓘ
hasNearbyIndustry oyster shucking houses ⓘ
seafood processing plants ⓘ
shrimp packing houses ⓘ
hasRecreation birdwatching ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
hasSettlementOnBank Bon Secour, Alabama ⓘ
Gulf Shores, Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Gulf Shores
historicalRole center of local shrimping industry in Baldwin County ⓘ
supporting seafood processing and packing houses ⓘ
languageOfToponym French ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Baldwin County, Alabama ⓘ
Gulf Coast region of Alabama ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn Bon Secour Bay ⓘ
Mobile Bay estuarine system ⓘ
linked to: Mobile Bay estuary
near Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
notableFor commercial fishing ⓘ
estuarine habitats ⓘ
oyster harvesting ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
scenic wetlands ⓘ
seafood industry ⓘ
shrimping industry ⓘ
partOf Gulf of Mexico drainage basin ⓘ
Mobile Bay watershed ⓘ
region Baldwin County Gulf Coast ⓘ
state Alabama ⓘ
supportsSpecies blue crabs ⓘ
estuarine fish species ⓘ
oysters ⓘ
shrimp ⓘ
toponymMeaning "safe harbor" in French ⓘ
usedFor boating ⓘ
commercial shrimping ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Mobile Bay → mouthOfWatercourse → Bon Secour River ⓘ
Bon Secour Bay → receivesWaterFrom → Bon Secour River ⓘ