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Definitions of estuaries in various dictionaries:
noun - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
noun - an inlet of the sea at a river's lower end
ESTUARIES - 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 t...
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| Where seas and rivers meet |
| River mouths |
| Broad mouths of rivers |
| Tidal river mouths |
| Coastal waters |
| Waters at the mouth |
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| Plural form of estuary. |
| the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream. |
| The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream. |
| Estuaries description |
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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 between river environments and maritime environments. They are subject both to marine influencessuch as tides, waves, and the influx of saline waterand to riverine influencessuch as flows of fresh water and sediment. The mixing of sea water and fresh water provide high levels of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment, making estuaries among the most productive natural habitats in the world.Most existing estuaries formed during the Holocene epoch with the flooding of river-eroded or glacially scoured valleys when the sea level began to rise about 10,00012,000 years ago. Estuaries are typically classified according to their geomorphological features or to water-circulation patterns. They can have many different names, such as bays, harbors, lagoons, inlets, or sounds, although some of |