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Barnegat Bay
Barnegat Bay
is a small
brackish
arm of the
Atlantic Ocean
, approximately 42 miles (67.2 km) long, along the coast of
Ocean County
,
New Jersey
in the
United States
. It is separated from the Atlantic by a long
barrier
island, as well as by the north end of
Long Beach Island
. The bay is fed by several small rivers, including the
Toms River
and
Metedeconk River
, which empty into the bay through small estuaries along its inner shore. The communities of
Toms River
,
Silverton
, and
Forked River
sit along the river estuaries on the bay.
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