estuary

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  1. (general) Tidal opening, an inlet, or creek through which the tide enters; an arm of the sea indenting the land. Rare in modern use.
  2. (specific) Tidal mouth of a great river, where the tide meets the current of freshwater.
    Note 1: An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with a free connection to the open sea made up of brackish water, typically the tidal mouth of rivers, often associated with sedimentation of material from terrestrial runoff.
    Note 2: An estuary is often associated with a high rate of biological productivity.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 881 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'estuary' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14661 RIS BibTex EndNote
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