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Suisun Marsh
Located in northern
California
the
Suisun Marsh
( ) is the largest brackish water
marsh
on west coast of the
United States of America
. The marsh land is part of the
San Francisco Bay
tidal estuary
, and subject to tidal ebb and flood. The marsh is home to many species of birds and other wildlife, and is formed by the confluence of the
Sacramento
and
San Joaquin rivers
between
Martinez
and
Fairfield, California
and several other smaller, local watersheds. Adjacent to
Suisun Bay
, the marsh is immediately west of the legally defined
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
as well as part of the
San Francisco Bay
estuary.
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