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{{Short description|Bay in California, United States}}
[[File:Point San Pedro 07798.JPG|thumb|right|250px|San Rafael Bay. Areas shown include the [[San Rafael Rock Quarry|San Rafael rock quarry]], Peacock Gap Golf and Country Club (right center), [[China Camp State Park]] (right rear) on [[Point San Pedro]], along with the city of San Rafael (behind the point), and Marin Islands (left rear).]]
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'''San Rafael Bay''' is an embayment of [[San Pablo Bay]], located in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]] and the northern [[San Francisco Bay Area]], [[California]].<ref name="map">[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=37.96069&lon=-122.46896&datum=nad83&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=100 TopoQuest map], USGS, retrieved July 6, 2008</ref>

==Geography==
San Pablo Bay is the northern [[bay]] section of the larger [[San Francisco Bay]], in the [[North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|North Bay]] region.

San Rafael Bay is located along the Marin County coast, adjacent to the [[San Rafael, California|City of San Rafael]].<ref name="map"/> 

The [[Marin Islands]] are within bay. The [[river mouth]] and [[estuary]] of [[San Rafael Creek]] is located at its shoreline.<ref name="map"/>

==See also==
* {{C|San Pablo Bay|San Pablo Bay topics}}

==References==
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{{San Francisco Bay watershed}}
{{North Bay}}

[[Category:Bays of San Francisco Bay]]
[[Category:San Pablo Bay]]
[[Category:Bays of Marin County, California]]
[[Category:Landforms of the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:San Rafael, California]]
[[Category:Bays of California]]


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