Great Bay (New Jersey)

Great Bay
Islands near Great Bay during summer.
Great Bay is located in New Jersey
Great Bay
Great Bay
LocationNew Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates39°30′36″N 74°21′55″W / 39.51000°N 74.36528°W / 39.51000; -74.36528
TypeBay
Max. depth43 ft (13 m)
SettlementsBrigantine, New Jersey

Great Bay is located in southern New Jersey's Atlantic Coastal Plain in Ocean and Atlantic Counties, about ten miles (16 km) north of Atlantic City and is about 5.5 miles (8.85 km) northwest of Brigantine, and 5.5 miles southwest of Beach Haven. The Mullica River flows into the bay, and together they form the Mullica River - Great Bay estuary habitat.[1] The bay is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Little Egg Inlet. Great Bay is considered one of the least-disturbed marine wetlands habitats in the northeastern United States.

  1. ^ Mullica River-Great Bay (MRGB) National Estuarine Research Reserve in New Jersey: Environmental Impact Statement. 1997. pp. 5–9.