San Pablo Bay

San Pablo Bay is a shallow tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. It receives the waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, via Suisun Bay and the Carquinez Strait on its east end, and it connects to the Pacific Ocean via the San Francisco Bay on its south end. The bay is heavily silted from the contributions of the two rivers, which themselves drain most of the Cen... more

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