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Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, [1] [2] is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root brak.
The first people to encounter the new lagoon were most likely the nomadic Karankawa and Coahuiltecan Indians. The Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda is believed to be the first European to come in contact with Laguna Madre in the early 16th century, and is credited with giving it the name, which is Spanish for "mother lagoon". [4]
The Fleet lagoon in Dorset, England; Loch Etive in Scotland [2] Loch Long in Scotland [3] Parts of the Rhône Delta, France: an area known as the Camargue; Widewater, a land-locked lagoon near Lancing, England
The shallow lagoon is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by narrow shoals connecting to a small, rocky mountain. Garabogazköl lagoon in Turkmenistan Venetian Lagoon. A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses.
The name "Iraan" is a combination of "Ira" and "Ann," the names of two ranchers' daughters who were influential in the town's founding. Leakey Pronunciation: "LAY-key"
In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou (/ ˈ b aɪ. uː, ˈ b aɪ. oʊ /) [1] is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They typically contain brackish water highly
Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater. Freshwater swamps form along large rivers or lakes where they are critically dependent upon rainwater and seasonal flooding to maintain natural water level fluctuations.
a type of marsh that is a transitional zone between land and an area, such as a slough, bay, or estuary, with salty or brackish water. Sea: a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet such as the Caspian Sea and the Dead Sea. In common usage, often synonymous with the ocean.