brackish
Salty but diluted
Brackish describes water that is slightly salty, particularly where freshwater and seawater mix, as in estuaries, tidal rivers, and coastal marshes.
The brackish waters of the bay supported unique species adapted to the varying salinity.
By extension, brackish can describe anything with an unpleasantly salty or briny taste, or figuratively, something distasteful or off-putting.
Tidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
lagoon · wetland · inlet · slough · mudflat · sediment · riparian · ecotone
Tasting of brine
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
tangy · murky · stale · flat · foul · disagreeable · distasteful · unsavory
Land-water boundary
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- littoralRelating to seashores
- foreshoreIntertidal coastal zone
- seashoreOcean's edge
rockpool · tidepool · seagrass · kelp · cove · bay · inlet · maritime
Salt-water solution
- brinyStrongly of salt
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
hypersaline · alkaline · seawater · diluted · mixed · gradient · transitional · intermediate
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
delta · lagoon · wetland · inlet · slough · mudflat · sediment · riparian · ecotone · anadromous
salty
Tasting of brine
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- unpalatableUnpleasant to taste
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
acrid · tangy · murky · stale · flat · foul · disagreeable · distasteful · unsavory · pungent
shoreline
Land-water boundary
seashore · rockpool · tidepool · seagrass · kelp · cove · bay · inlet · maritime · intertidal
saline
Salt-water solution
- brinyStrongly of salt
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
salinity · hypersaline · alkaline · seawater · diluted · mixed · gradient · transitional · intermediate · dissolved
- water qualitiesmurky, taste, odor, color, fresh
- habitat typesaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, marine, freshwater
- Water Conditionsvisibility, turbidity, water clarity, current, tide
- Water Qualityclean water, pH, drinking water, safe water, turbidity
- salinitysaline, salinity, briny, saltwater, desalinated
- oceanwaves, Atlantic, sea, Pacific, tide
- brackish waterMildly saline aquatic environment