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Shark River Bay.
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The Shark River Bay area is a salt water estuary and nursery for a variety of marine and mammal species.
The tide change in the bay is approximately six foot per tide.
The bay is bordered by Belmar, Neptune,Avon by the Sea, Wall,and Neptune City.
Fresh water enters the bay in a number of locations, most of which are located on the southwest and south side of the bay.
Jumping Brook and Shark River enter at the Brighton Ave Bridge in Neptune. Map.
The Laurel Gully Brook originates in the Cemetery on Belmar Boulevard and Gully Road in Wall, travels through Ecom Evans in Wall and enters the bay just east of the Brighton Ave Bridge.
Hanson Pond, Heroy's Stream and Heroy's Pond map enter on Belmar Blvd. by Hwy. 35.
The rest of the entrance points are storm water pipes and ditches.
The Coalitions test data indicates that all of these entrance points are sources of polluted water and trash entering the bay.
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