Mowry Slough | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location | Fremont, California |
Coordinates | 37°29′01″N 122°01′11″W / 37.4835499°N 122.0196838°WCoordinates: 37°29′01″N 122°01′11″W / 37.4835499°N 122.0196838°W |
Designated | 1972 |
Governing body | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge |
Mowry Slough is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km)slough (wetlands area) in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is the primary breeding ground for San Francisco Bay harbor seals. It is situated among the salt marshes and salt evaporation ponds in the city of Fremont.