Mowry Slough

Mowry Slough
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
The Mowry Slough (lower center) where it meanders between salt ponds in the south San Francisco Bay, including the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and the Dumbarton Bridge, with Peninsula cities in the background
Mowry Slough
Mowry Slough
Mowry Slough
LocationFremont, California
Coordinates37°29′01″N 122°01′11″W / 37.4835499°N 122.0196838°W / 37.4835499; -122.0196838
Designated1972 (1972)
Governing bodyDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Mowry Slough is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km) slough 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.