The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.
Sources
- Fact Sheet 102-98 - The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level (pubs.usgs.gov)
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/chesapeake.html (oceanservice.noaa.gov)
- https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/ches.html (msa.maryland.gov)
- https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/eight-reasons-the-chesapeake-bay-is-an-exceptional-estuary (chesapeakebay.net)
- https://www.pugetsoundinstitute.org/what-may-be-the-nations-largest-estuary-seems-hidden-in-plain-sight-for-many-people/ (pugetsoundinstitute.org)
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