Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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The Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a field laboratory and research facility along Weeks Bay estuary, about 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) in size. It receives freshwater from the Magnolia and Fish Rivers, and drains a 198 square miles (510 km2) watershed into the portion of Mobile Bay via a narrow opening. This sub-estuary of Mobile Bay averages just 4.8 ft deep and is fringed with marsh and swamp. The reserve lands also include upland and bottomland hardwood forests, freshwater marsh,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeks_Bay_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve
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2024-04-23T12:40:37Z
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