Padilla Bay

Padilla Bay

Padilla Bay is bay located in the U.S. state of Washington, between the San Juan Islands and the mainland. Fidalgo Island and Guemes Island lie to the west of Padilla Bay. Guemes Channel, between the islands, connects Padilla Bay to Rosario Strait. Samish Island lies to the north of Padilla Bay, beyond which is Samish Bay and Bellingham Bay.

History

In 1791 the Spaniard José María Narváez explored and named Padilla Bay, calling it Seno Padillo, in honor of Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas, the viceroy of New Spain. [cite book |last= McDowell |first= Jim |title= José Narváez: The Forgotten Explorer |year= 1998 |publisher= The Arthur H. Clark Company |location= Spokane, Washington |isbn= 0-87062-265-X |pages= p. 55]

The Estuary

Padilla Bay is a tidal bay that is the estuary for the Skagit River. It is entirely flooded at high tide and at low tide mudflats are exposed. These mud flats are habitat for many species of birds and animals. The bay is very shallow. Near Hat Island the bay is only convert|12|ft|m|0 deep. Part of the estuary tidal flats are contained by dikes built in order to make farmland out of the the mudflats.

The Reserve

The Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is an area of convert|8004|acre|km2|0 of estuary located in Skagit County. The reserve contains an interpretive center, research facilities, and public access to a beach site. It is a popular location for graduate studies from Western Washington University and the University of Washington.

Padilla Bay is a part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve which it was incorporated into in 1980. It is managed by the Washington Department of Ecology. It has several trails. There is a wheelchair trail to the observation deck as well as a shore trail that is convert|2.25|mi|km|2 long and runs along the top of the dikes.

The research center is located in the Skagit Valley of Washington. The nearest town is Anacortes, Washington about convert|6|mi|km|0 away.

References

External links

* http://www.padillabay.gov


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