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Mobile Bay is the fourth-largest estuary in the United States with a discharge of 62,000 cubic feet (1,800 m 3) of water per second. [1] Annually, and often several times during the summer months, the fish and crustaceans will swarm the shallow coastline and shore of the bay.
The Claiborne Lock and Dam is the largest dam upstream of the Mobile water basin located in Monroe County, Alabama. [16] Exotic invasive plant and animal species have permanently altered the Mobile–Tensaw River Delta’s ecology. Both invasive plants and animals pose a threat to the native populations of wildlife that call the Mobile Delta home.
A Jubilee event at Weeks Bay National Estuary Research Reserve [1] showing the macroorganic density typical of the event. Pictured here are crabs, flounder, stingray, and an eel. Jubilee is the name used locally for a natural phenomenon that occurs sporadically on the shores of Mobile Bay, a large body of water on Alabama's Gulf Coast.
Dog River is a brackish river - a mixture of fresh and saltwater. Also known to be a shallow river with the average depth at around 9–12 feet deep with some areas along the wetlands being only 1–2 feet at mid-tide. There are both fresh and salt water fish species including bass, bream, mullet, redfish, croakers, speckled trout and flounder.
Sosnowski added that strong southerly winds on the warm side of the storm can push ocean and bay water levels to the point of flooding at times of high tide on Wednesday. A brief period of beach ...
Spanish Fort is located at 30°40'7.403" North, 87°55'19.844" West (30.668723, -87.922179), [3] above the east shore of the Blakeley River where it enters Mobile Bay. U.S. Routes 90 and 98 (Battleship Parkway) lead west across the Mobile River and its distributaries 9 miles (14 km) to Mobile.
If water levels reach 8 feet, it’s considered a flood. Melissa Stirlen cleans up at the Silver City West mobile home park in Morro Bay during a break in the storm track on Jan. 11, 2023.
Drone footage shot by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed the improvement in water level and snowpack in places such as Folson Lake, Lake Oroville and Donner Pass, since last summer.