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the river runs into the ocean.... its called brackish water
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What is it when a river flows into a lake?
Rivers flow into large bodies of water, such as oceans, bays, or lakes. The transition between river and ocean, bay or lake is known as a delta. Most rivers have a delta, an area where the river divides into many channels and river water mixes with sea or lake water.
What is the area where a river meets an ocean contains both freshwater and salt water?
The Mouth Of the River
What is the area where a freshwater river or stream enters the ocean?
The area where a freshwater river or stream enters the ocean is called an estuary. It is a coastal area of brackish water formed when freshwater enters the ocean.
Where does a river and ocean met and contains a mixture of of freshwater and saltwater?
This area of water is known as an estuary.
Why can't you find a shark in a river?
Actually you can find sharks in rivers. You can find a bull shark in rivers. In some rivers there is an area that mixes with salt and fresh water allowing a bull shark to live in that area of water.
An area near a coast line where river meets ocean mixing fresh and salt water?
the answer is estuary
What is an area where fresh water and salt water meet?
The area is in nautic terms called The brackwaters. its mostly at river mounds into the sea, where river water mixes with seawater. The word origins from the Frisian language. The mixed water itself is called brak water. I have been a seaman, and those expressions were normal use: Example: The ship now has reached the brackwaters of the Orinoco
What is an extremely fertile area where a river meet an ocean?
A river delta.
Why is rain water soft but river water hard?
rain water soft whilst falling,when it hits the ground or into rivers it mixes minerals etc which in in turn turn it hard some area like devon it stay soft
What is the name for an area in which fresh water mixes with salt water?
Generally, these are rivers called estuaries.
What term means Where a river flows into a gulf ocean or sea?
The point at which a river empties into another body of water, usually a gulf, bay, sea, or ocean, is called the river's mouth. Rivers may or may not have a delta, which is a land area built by silt that was transported by the river.
The area where a river meets the ocean and contains a mixture of freshwater and saltwater?
Estuaries
