tidal waters
Moon-pulled seas
Tidal waters are bodies of water affected by the rise and fall of tides—where ocean gravitational forces cause regular fluctuation in water levels.
The term appears frequently in legal and regulatory contexts, where tidal waters often mark boundaries of jurisdiction: Fishing regulations differ between tidal waters and inland streams.
Estuaries, bays, and coastal rivers typically qualify as tidal waters.
- brackishMildly salty water
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- intertidal zoneShore covered and uncovered daily
- lunar cyclesRecurring moonlight patterns
- moon phasesShifting illumination of satellite
mangroves · gravitational pull · semidiurnal · hydrodynamics · salt marshes · sea level · inlet · driftwood · seagrass beds · mudflat · harbor · oysters · fishing boats · ebb · sandbar · flow · marsh · delta
tidal watersfreshwater lakes
Non-marine standing bodies
ponds · reservoirs · inland waters · inland lakes · mountain lakes
tidal watersfreshwater systems
Non-saline aquatic ecosystems
inland lakes · inland waters · mountain lakes · headwaters · alpine lakes