For Estuary we have terms and definitions in 12 topics. The topics are Aquaculture, Cartographic, Climate, Environment, Fish, Geography, Hunting, Oceanography, Physical Geography, Salmon, Sanitation and Water Science.

Estuary (Aquaculture)

The area where a river meets the ocean.

Estuary (Cartographic)

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.

Estuary (Climate)

Regions of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow create a mixing of fresh and salt water.

Estuary (Environment)

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. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds, and wildlife. (See

Estuary (Fish)

A coastal body of water that is semi-enclosed, openly connected with the ocean, and mixes with freshwater drainage from land.

Estuary (Geography)

The broad lower course of a river that is encroached on by the sea and affected by the tides.

Estuary (Hunting)

A water passage where the tide meets a river current; especially : an arm of the sea at the lower end of a river.

Estuary (Oceanography)

The tidal area at the mouth of a river where salinity increases towards the ocean.

Estuary (Physical Geography)

Somewhat enclosed coastal area at the mouth of a river where nutrient rich fresh water meets with salty ocean water.

Estuary (Salmon)

The inlet of the sea (the place where the ocean and the river meet; see Salmon Life Cycle)

Estuary (Sanitation)

Regions of interaction between rivers and nearshore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow create a mixing of fresh and salt water. These areas may include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, and lagoons. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds, and wildlife.

Estuary (Water Science)

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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