brackish water
Partly salty liquid
Brackish water is water that falls between fresh and salt water in salinity—typically found in estuaries, coastal lagoons, and river mouths where freshwater meets the sea.
The term distinguishes this intermediate state from both drinkable freshwater and full-strength ocean water: The marsh was fed by brackish water from the tidal creek.
Tidal mixing zone
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- salt marshCoastal wetland with halophytes
tidal flat · coastal wetland · mudflat · riparian · littoral · ecotone · marshland · river mouth
Salt-water solution
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
- chlorideNegatively charged halogen atom
sodium · conductivity · osmotic pressure · salt concentration · evaporation · mineral content · electrolytes · desalination
Small ornamental aquarium fish
- mulletDual-length haircut
- flounderStruggle awkwardly, or seafood
- blue crabSwimming crab, Atlantic coast
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
barnacle · shrimp · bull shark · crocodile · terrapin · fiddler crab · periwinkle · cordgrass
Moon-driven water movement
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
fluvial · aquifer · groundwater · mixing · stratification · circulation · flushing · tidal range
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
salt marsh · tidal flat · coastal wetland · mudflat · riparian · littoral · ecotone · marshland · river mouth · tidal creek
saline
Salt-water solution
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- haloclineSharp saltiness change layer
chloride · sodium · conductivity · osmotic pressure · salt concentration · evaporation · mineral content · electrolytes · desalination
killifish
Small ornamental aquarium fish
- mulletDual-length haircut
- flounderStruggle awkwardly, or seafood
- blue crabSwimming crab, Atlantic coast
oyster · barnacle · shrimp · bull shark · crocodile · terrapin · fiddler crab · periwinkle · cordgrass · spartina
tidal flow
Moon-driven water movement
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
alluvial · fluvial · aquifer · groundwater · mixing · stratification · circulation · flushing · tidal range · neap tide
- Azov SeaMariupol, anchovy, sprat, gobies, sturgeon
- waterocean, river, sea, lake, wave
- marine ecosystemsphytoplankton, oceans, zooplankton, marine life, krill
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, aquifer, watersheds, groundwater
- crocodile habitatsswamp, swamps, marsh, marshes, rivers
- fish habitatsriver, stream, ocean, creek, lake
brackish waterfresh water
Nonsaline H2O
freshwater · seawater · drinking water · pure water · potable water