Bohai Bay

The northern shore of Bohai Bay curves around the shallow western arm of the Bohai Sea. Rivers from the North China plain reach the coast here, carrying sediment into waters whose bottom slopes gradually away from land. The bay lies between the shores of Hebei and Tianjin and opens eastward toward the central basin of the sea. Muddy shallows and river mouths mark the meeting of inland waterways with the salt water beyond.