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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is located in California
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
Coordinates37°40′N 122°16′W / 37.67°N 122.27°W / 37.67; -122.27[1]
TypeBay
River sourcesSacramento River
San Joaquin River
Petaluma River
Napa River
Guadalupe River
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length97 km (60 mi)
Max. width19 km (12 mi)
Surface area400–1,600 sq mi (1,000–4,100 km2)
Average depth12–15 ft (3.7–4.6 m)[2]
Max. depth372 ft (113 m)
SettlementsSan Francisco
San Jose
Oakland
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameSan Francisco Bay/Estuary (SFBE)
DesignatedFebruary 2, 2013
Reference no.2097[3]
Aerial panorama of the northern Bay, the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate, and Marin Headlands on a clear morning. November 2014 photo by Doc Searls.

San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.

San Francisco Bay drains water from approximately 40 percent of California. Water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, and from the Sierra Nevada mountains, flow into Suisun Bay, which then travels through the Carquinez Strait to meet with the Napa River at the entrance to San Pablo Bay, which connects at its south end to San Francisco Bay. It then connects to the Pacific Ocean via the Golden Gate strait. However, this entire group of interconnected bays is often called the San Francisco Bay. The bay was designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance on February 2, 2013, and the Port of Oakland on the bay is one of the busiest cargo ports on the west coast.

  1. ^ "San Francisco Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Anatomy of the Bay: 7 bites of San Francisco Bay history, science, and lore". July 6, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Bay/Estuary (SFBE)". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

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