Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,695 |
18 Facts About Biscayne Bay
2.
Part of the lagoon that is traditionally called "Biscayne Bay" is approximately 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide, with a surface area of 221 square miles.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,696 |
3.
Biscayne Bay is a semi- or subtropical lagoon extending most of the length of Miami-Dade County, from North Miami Beach to the upper Florida Keys.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,697 |
4.
Purposes of discussion and analysis, Biscayne Bay is often divided into three sections: North Bay, Central Bay, and South Bay.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,698 |
5.
North Biscayne Bay Village is located on two artificial islands in the middle of the lagoon.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,699 |
6.
North Biscayne Bay is the part of the lagoon that has been most modified by human works, including channels and other dredged areas, and spoil banks and artificial islands created with material dredged from channels.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,700 |
7.
North Biscayne Bay is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,701 |
8.
The Village of Key Biscayne occupies the middle third of the island of Key Biscayne on the eastern side of Central Bay.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,702 |
9.
Fresh water sources for Central Biscayne Bay include the Coral Gables Waterway and Snapper Creek.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,703 |
10.
The development that has so transformed North Biscayne Bay has spread over much of the northern shores of Central Biscayne Bay.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,704 |
11.
Central Biscayne Bay has been adversely affected primarily by bulkheading, urban runoff discharged by canals, and the loss of natural fresh water flow.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,705 |
12.
South Biscayne Bay is nearly as large as Central Biscayne Bay, and is defined as extending from the Featherbed Bank to the Arsenicker Keys, or to Cutter Bank, which is to the east of the Arsenicker Keys.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,706 |
14.
South Biscayne Bay is the least affected by human activities, although it suffers from the loss of natural fresh water flow.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,708 |
15.
South Biscayne Bay is sometimes defined as including Card Sound and Barnes Sound.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,709 |
16.
Biscayne Bay has been severely affected over the last century by raw sewage releases, urban runoff, shoreline bulkheading, dredging, the creation of artificial islands and the loss of natural fresh water flow into the bay.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,710 |
18.
Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve includes most of Biscayne Bay that is not in Biscayne National Park.
| FactSnippet No. 2,015,712 |