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What do call an area where salt and fresh water meet?
Short answer:When fresh water meets salt water and they mix, the result is brackish water. (See related questions.)An estuary may be formed when this occurs at the mouth of a river. (See related link.)More:An estuary is a partially enclosed area where a fresh water source such as a river flows into a salt water body such as a sea or ocean. The area is termed an estuary if both ocean and salt water influxes substantially determine the nature of the body of water, hence it would normally be partially enclosed and retaining a significant portion of fresh water influx that is not immediately diluted into the seawater.Estuaries are often both interesting biological systems and interesting geological formations.Note: For the more general question of where fresh and salt water meet, see related questions.Note: If one is interested in the halocline, which is a strong vertical gradient of salt concentration form sometimes at the interface of fresh water and salt water, then that is a different question.Freshwater river flowing into an body of saltwater is called an estuary.wetland
A body of water that extends into land?
A body of water that extends into land may be:- a bay a Fjord an inlet an estuary
What is the longest estuary?
The Gironde Estuary in France is considered the longest estuary in Europe, spanning about 75 miles. In the world, the Delaware River Estuary in the United States is one of the longest estuaries, measuring approximately 134 miles.
How does sedimentation affect the estuary?
Sedimentation in estuaries can decrease water clarity, smother benthic habitats, and alter nutrient cycling. Excessive sedimentation can also clog fish gills, impacting fish health and reducing biodiversity in the estuary.
Where does mixing occur in an estuary?
Mixing of river water with sea water occurs where tidal or wave processes interact with river processes. This exact mixing zone is different for each estuary and depends on the relative strengths of river, tidal, and wave processes as well as their relative temperatures and densities.
What type of water body is the Chesapeake Bay?
An estuary.
What is the name were sea water meets fresh water?
its called an estuary :]
Where does fresh water joins ocean water?
that would be called an estuary
What is it called when saltwater and freash water mix constantly?
It is called an estuary.
What is the hazy water where fresh and saltwater meet called?
An estuary
What are the physical factors of an estuary?
Physical factors of an estuary include salinity levels, temperature variations, turbidity (clarity of water), tidal currents, and substrate composition (the type of material on the estuary floor). These factors greatly influence the ecosystem and species that inhabit the estuary.
What is the body of water where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water called?
That body of water is called an estuary. It is a partially enclosed coastal body of water where rivers or streams flow into and mix with seawater. This mixing of fresh and salt water creates a unique and productive ecosystem.
Is fresh water in an estuary?
an estuary is a mix of salt water and fresh water.
Which coastal region is where seawater and freshwater mix?
The coastal region where seawater and freshwater mix is called an estuary. The mixed water inside the estuary is called brackish.
The area at the end of a river where fresh water and salt water combine is called a what?
Horseisle Answer: Estuary
What is the name of the area where a river meets the sea or ocean?
This is called the "mouth" of the river.A stretch of a river whose depth varies with the sea tides is called an estuary, and may contain brackish water or saltwater.
What is region of salt-water intrusion upstream into the mouth of rivers called?
An estuary.
