St. Andrews Bay (Florida)

It is relatively deep, and of relatively high salinity due to the low freshwater inflow provided by only a few spring-fed creeks (the most significant being Econfina Creek, fed by Wiliford and Pitts Springs).

The Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway, which ran from Panama City to Dothan, Alabama (and still exists as a smaller short line), was also named for the bay.

St. Andrew Bay was the location of a large number of saltworks critical for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

Edward Crissey, in command of the steamboat USS Bloomer, which he had been instrumental in stealing from her berth near Geneva, Alabama, helped destroy numerous salt works, doing great damage to the Confederate war effort.

In shallower waters, St. Andrew Bay is known for vast schools of mullet, redfish and speckled trout.