bay bottom

bay bottom
   The nearly level or slightly undulating central portion of a submerged, low-energy, depositional estuarine embayment characterized by relatively deep water (1.0 to >2.5 m).
   Compare: lagoon bottom.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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