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A semi-enclosed coastal environment of deposition in which a river mouth permits freshwater to contact and mix with seawater.
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In hydrologic terms, the thin zone along a coastline where freshwater systems and rivers meet and mix with a salty ocean (such as a bay, mouth of a river, salt marsh, lagoon).
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1530s, from Latin aestuarium "a tidal marsh, mudbeds covered by water at high tides; channel inland from the sea," from aestus "boiling (of the sea), tide, heat," from PIE *aidh- & [..]
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mouth of a river where the river's current meets the sea's tide. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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A partially restricted body of water where the flow of freshwater mixes with saltier water transported, by tide, from the ocean. Estuaries are the most productive water bodies in the world.
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n. A wide lower part of a tidal river.
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area of a lower river valley or mouth influenced by tidal change.
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The mouth of a river where it meets the sea, and where freshwater from the river mixes with the salty water of the sea. [more]
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The area where the salty ocean meets a freshwater stream/river. Source: US NPS.
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The point where the tide meets the stream of a large river.
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An estuary is where a river meets the sea.
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The transitional area between freshwater and the proper marine area. The outer part of an estuary is limited by the straight line between the furthest seawater extent of the low water line on each side of the estuary.
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The transitional area at the mouth of a river between fresh water and coastal waters.
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The widening, tidal part of a river.
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Semi-enclosed body of water where freshwater and saltwater meet
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Where rivers meet the sea; a partly enclosed coastal body of water with at least one river flowing into it, and with open access to the sea.
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An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.
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(L: aestus= tide) an almost enclosed part of the sea with an opening to the sea through which the tide enters and at the other end one or more rivers. Estuaries are the places where the runoff from th [..]
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a place where fresh and salt water mix, such as a bay, salt marsh, or where a river enters an ocean.
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biology - aquatic transition zone where fresh water and salt water mix, influenced by tides
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The tidal mouth of a large river where the river meets a larger body of water, such as a sea.
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A coastal body of water that connects to the oceans so that fresh water from a river mixes with saltwater from the oceans, such as in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Region of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. Therefore estuaries mainly consist of brackish water.
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a river mouth that is wide and experiences tidal conditions
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The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by the sea and affected by the tides. Evapotranspiration:
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A drowned river valley in a coastal lowland area. Occurs near or at the mouth of a river, where the tide meets the current and the fresh and salt waters mix.
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A lower branch of a river that meets the sea and is affected by the tides.
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shoreline area where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean. euglena
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a coastal embayment or river mouth where fresh and marine water mix [estuarine]
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According to 33 USCS § 2402 (3), the term estuary means “a body of water having an unimpaired connection with open sea, where the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from land dra [..]
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(n) the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
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a coastal body of water formed when freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the seawater. Estuaries and the lands surrounding them are places of transition from land to sea, and from freshwater to saltwater. Although influenced by the tides, estuaries are protected from the full force of ocean waves, winds, and storms b [..]
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The part of a river that is affected by tides. The region near a river mouth in which the freshwater of the river mixes with the saltwater of the sea. Estuarine
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A partially enclosed body of water where saltwater from the sea mixes with freshwater from rivers, streams and creeks. These areas are subject to tidal forces, like the sea, but are sheltered from the [..]
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An ecosystem defined as the intersection of a freshwater river and a saltwater body (oceans) that serve as nurseries for juvenile fish and provide other ecosystem services.
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Any location where fresh river water meets salty ocean water. Estuaries are critical habitat for spawning and early life cycle stages of many ocean organisms as well as birds
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A semi-enclosed body of water that has a free connection with the open sea and within which seawater is diluted measurably with freshwater that is derived from land drainage
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An estuary is the area where a river comes into contact with a sea or ocean. Fjord
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; body of water at the lower end of a river which is connected to the ocean and semi-enclosed by land. In an estuary, sea water is measurably diluted by freshwater from the land. Eutrophication
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That portion of a stream influenced by the tide of the body of water into which it flows; an arm of the sea at a river mouth.
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Regions of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow create a mixing of fresh and salt water.
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An ecosystem occurring where a river or stream meets ocean waters, such as the Chesapeake Bay and San Francisco Bay. Estuaries are highly productive areas that serve as important nurseries for juveniles of many commercially important fish species. (Norse)
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An arm of the sea at the mouth of a tidal river, usually encumbered with shoals, where the tidal effect is influenced by the river current.
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The part of the wide, lower course of a river where its current is met by ocean tides or an arm of the sea; a water passage at the lower mouth of a river where fresh and salt water meet.
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A semi-enclosed body of water where salt water from the ocean meets freshwater from rivers and streams.
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A region where salt water from the ocean is mixed with fresh water from a river or stream. fertilize
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A transitional zone along the coastline where ocean saltwater mixes with freshwater from the land. A term used to describe the open area and distance across a bay or body of water in which wind can exert energy on waves to cause them to be higher and more forceful upon impact with shorelines.
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A water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially : an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river.
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A partly enclosed bay where salty ocean water is mixed with freshwater.
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Areas where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from nearshore ocean. They include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes and lagoons.  These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds and wildlife.
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A complex ecosystem between a river and near-shore ocean waters where fresh and salt water mix. These brackish areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, wetlands, and lagoons and are influen [..]
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A semi-enclosed body of water having a free connection with the open ocean and within which seawater is measurably diluted with fresh water.
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Region of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. Such areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons. Thes [..]
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Region of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. Such areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons. Th [..]
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is a region where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the sea.
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Special environments at the mouth of coastal rivers where fresh water meets sea water. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds and wildlife.
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A partially enclosed body of Water, and its surrounding coastal habitats, where saltWater from the ocean mixes with Fresh Water from Rivers or streams. The resulting mixture of Seawater and Fresh Wate [..]
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A semi-enclosed coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea, and within which sea water is measurably diluted by fresh water derived from land drainage (Pritchard, 1967).
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The transition zone between ocean salt-water and riverine fresh-water. These areas are nutrient rich and provide habitat for certain life stages of many species of fish, crustaceans, and other animal [..]
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The mouth of a river Where it meets the sea. The water of estuaries is Either seawater or brackish water.
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A bay that formed when a broad river valley was submerged by rising sea level or a sinking coast.
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the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides of the ocean.
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A water body where salt and fresh water mix. Examples are Boston Harbor, Plum Island Sound, and Narragansett Bay.
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A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean. It is an area of transition from land to sea.
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A place where fresh and salt water mix, such as a bay, salt marsh, or where a river enters an ocean.
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The thin zone along a coastline where freshwater systems and rivers meet and mix with a salty ocean (such as a bay, mouth of a river, salt marsh, lagoon).
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Tidal area where a river reaches the sea
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In hydrologic terms, the thin zone along a coastline where freshwater systems and rivers meet and mix with a salty ocean (such as a bay, mouth of a river, salt marsh, lagoon).
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thin zone along a coastline where freshwater system(s) and river(s) meet and mix with a salty ocean (such as a bay, mouth of a river, salt marsh, lagoon).
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partially enclosed coastal area at the mouth of a river where its fresh water, carrying fertile silt and runoff from the land, mixes with salty seawater.
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Body of water at the lower end of a river which is connected to the ocean and is semi-enclosed by land. In an estuary, sea water is measurably diluted by freshwater from the land.
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a water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially : an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river
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Body of water at the lower end of a river which is connected to the ocean and is semi-enclosed by land. In an estuary, sea water is measurably diluted by freshwater from the land. 
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A confined coastal water body where fresh and salt waters meet and tides are experienced.
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A semi–enclosed body of water that has a free connection with the open sea and within which seawater (from the ocean) is diluted measurably with freshwater that is derived from land drainage (i.e., fr [..]
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The location where a river or stream meets the ocean. These areas are unique and often contain high levels of biodiversity.
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the area where a river empties into an ocean; a bay, influenced by the ocean tides, resulting in a mixture of salt water and fresh water.
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a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
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A habitat where the fresh water of a river meets the salty water of an ocean or sea.
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A complex ecosystem between a river and near-shore ocean waters where fresh and salt water mix. These brackish areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, wetlands, and lagoons and are influen [..]
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In hydrologic terms, the thin zone along a coastline where freshwater systems and rivers meet and mix with a salty ocean (such as a bay, mouth of a river, salt marsh, lagoon).
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where river currents meet and are influenced by oceanic tides
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Areas where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from nearshore ocean. They include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes and lagoons. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine l [..]
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Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge. An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
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(colloquial) Estuary English * '''2015''', Jonathan Schneer, ''The Thames: England's River'' *: Many of them would move to the new private housing estates springing up further east along the Thame [..]
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A complex ecosystem between a river and near-shore ocean waters. These areas where fresh and salt water mix include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and wetlands. Estuaries provide valuable habit [..]
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The tidal mouth of one or more rivers, forming a transitional zone between river and maritime environments,
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A coastal, semi-enclosed ecosystem that is open to the sea and has habitats transitional between marine and freshwater conditions.
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An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone betwe [..]
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An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone betwe [..]
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An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone betwe [..]
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An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone betwe [..]
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An estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water flowing into the sea. Estuary may also refer to: Estuary English, a variety of English spoken in the south east of England Estuary, Saskatchewan, a communi [..]
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