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The area where a river meets the ocean and contains a mixture of freshwater and saltwater?
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∙ 9y ago
Estuaries
Estevan Bartoletti
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∙ 13y agothe area where a river meets the ocean is called an estuary
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∙ 11y agoUsually called a delta where saltwater sinks and freshwater sits on top to sometimes form brackish water.
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∙ 8y agoIt is called an estuary.
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∙ 14y agoan estuary
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What the area where a river meets an ocean and contains a mixture of freshwater and saltwater?
an estuary
This is a biome that freshwater and saltwater meets?
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What is a coastal area where fresh water is mixed with saltwater?
When saltwater meets and mixes with freshwater it is an estuary.
What are esuaries?
An estuary (what I believe you meant to ask about) is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater meets and mixes with saltwater, such as a river meeting a sea.
What is the area where a river meets an ocean contains both freshwater and salt water?
The Mouth Of the River
What happens when fresh water meets salty ocean water?
There are three types of water. Freshwater, Saltwater, and brackish water. When Fresh water meets salt water is makes brackish water.
Why don't ocean and lake water mix?
lakes aren't connected to the ocean directly. Rivers may sometimes connect the two, but where the freshwater meets the saltwater it's then called brackish water.
A what is an area where freshwater meets the ocean?
estuary.
Which coasts have fresh water in Australia?
Coasts, by their very nature, do not have fresh water. A coastline is where the land meets the sea. However, along the southern coast of South Australia, east of the mouth of the Murray River, is a region known as the Coorong. Once known for both its saltwater and freshwater lagoons, the area is now predominantly saltwater.
Where on earth's surface can you find both fresh and saltwater?
At an estuary, where a river meets the sea.
Is a marsh a type of wetland that forms when freshwater source meets the ocean?
A marsh is a wetland that is formed once freshwater meets any type of salt water.......most are indeed formed by the ocean because it is the largest source of salt water.
Partially enclosed coastal regions where freshwater meets and mixes with seawater are called?
Estuary..slough
