rivermouth
Stream meets sea
The point where a river empties into a larger body of water—a lake, sea, or ocean.
Often written as two words: river mouth.
Rivermouths are typically wider and slower than upstream stretches, sometimes forming deltas or estuaries where fresh and salt water mix.
Mildly salty water
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- inletWater extending into land
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
salinity · estuarine · littoral · hydrology · mixing · seawater · freshwater · turbidity
Water-deposited loose sediment
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
distributary · accretion · avulsion · meander · oxbow · levee · braided · wetlands
Point where things meet
- meetingGathering for discussion
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- joiningLinking into one
- minglingCasual social interaction
merger · blend · union · fusion · mixing · inflow · discharge · outfall
Passage for transmission
- buoysAnchored floating signals
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- portDocking place for ships
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
lighthouse · marina · mooring · anchorage · pilotage · currents · tides · sandbar
Room for infants
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
flora · fauna · crustaceans · mollusks · detritus · ecotone · shorebirds · wading
brackish
Mildly salty water
mangrove · salinity · estuarine · littoral · hydrology · mixing · seawater · freshwater · turbidity · flushing
alluvium
Water-deposited loose sediment
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
floodplain · distributary · accretion · avulsion · meander · oxbow · levee · braided · wetlands · marshes
junction
Point where things meet
- meetingGathering for discussion
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- joiningLinking into one
mingling · merger · blend · union · fusion · mixing · inflow · discharge · outfall · opening
channel
Passage for transmission
dredging · lighthouse · marina · mooring · anchorage · pilotage · currents · tides · sandbar · shoal
nursery
Room for infants
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- biodiversityRange of life forms
habitat · flora · fauna · crustaceans · mollusks · detritus · ecotone · shorebirds · wading · migratory
angler
One who casts lines
reel · lure · cast · catch · hook · net · salmon · trout · bass · striped
- Surfingsurfboards, surfboard, longboards, shortboards, longboard
- shorelinesbeach, shore, shoreline, coastline, coast