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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 se
by asdfman123 7y ago
"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"
I think of an estuary as that partially enclosed area, which is neither the river or the sea. But really all you need are those two things: the freshwater river, and the saltwater sea.
- riffraff 7y agoI think where "estuary" was used the correct term might have been "mouth", i.e. a river gets to the sea through a delta or estuary mouth. I am not confident enough with English to be sure though.