Mowry Slough, Tidal waterway in San Francisco Bay, United States
Mowry Slough is a tidal waterway that winds through salt marshes and evaporation ponds within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in California. The waterway runs through wetlands managed to protect fish, birds, and marine mammals that depend on these waters.
The waterway is named after Mowry, who owned farmland in the bay area during the 1800s and used the deep water channel for transporting goods and people by boat. The area was later converted into a nature preserve to protect the wetlands and their wildlife.
This waterway is a protected research site where visitors can observe water birds and other creatures that have settled in the salt marshes. The waters and wetlands belong to a large wildlife refuge that draws people interested in seeing animals in their natural habitat.
Access to this slough requires a boat, and visitors should check tide charts as water levels change throughout the day. Good footwear and sun protection matter here, since the terrain is flat and offers little shade.
This isolated waterway is an important spot where harbor seals rest and raise their young on the banks. The animals regularly use the channel's banks as a resting place and nursery for their pups.
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