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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.
Brackish marshes are a unique type of wetland and the local circumstances are paramount to consider for either conservation, biodiversity, or restoration. Brackish marshes are also great in reducing nutrient pollution such as nitrogen. [28] There are many sources of nitrogen entering the water systems especially in Texas.
Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and second largest coastal lagoon in the world, [disputed – discuss] covering an area of over 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is spread over the Puri , Khordha and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India , at the mouth of the Daya River ...
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
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.
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As a result of this the water columns are stratified and do not mix leaving the lagoon with an oxic and brackish upper water layer and a deep sulfuric anoxic saline layer. [51] [54] [55] At a depth of approximately 15 m (49 ft) the water shifts with salinity rising and both pH and oxygen quickly decreasing. [51]