Sentences with phrase «tidal estuary»

A tidal estuary is a place where freshwater from a river meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean. It usually happens when the ocean's tides push water into a river, creating a unique habitat for plants and animals that can survive in both salty and fresh water. Full definition
Located 38 kilometres north of Broome, The Willie Creek Pearl Farm is perfectly situated on the protected tidal estuary of Willie Creek.
The biggest problem, says Schulte, is that the islands sit in a «hotspot» for sea level rise affecting Chesapeake, the largest tidal estuary in the US.
The Knysna Lagoon is an 18 km long tidal estuary which stretches from the famous Knysna Heads, which guard its entrance from the Indian Ocean, and joins the 60 km long Knysna River that starts in the Outeniqua Mountains.
Surrounding lush wetlands extends inland 30 kilometres made up of salt water tidal estuaries and creeks which are the habitat of saltwater crocodiles and a vast array of wildlife, such as birds, both migratory and native, many species of fish and animals.
Knysna Houseboats, Thesen Islands in Knysna, offers fully equipped, self - drive houseboats to spend your holiday gently cruising along in Knysna's beautiful and scenic tidal estuary.
The 8,000 - square - foot, full - service spa sits beside Siletz Bay, a sheltered, tidal estuary fed by three freshwater streams.
For millennia, the Kennebec River and its tidal estuary had been thriving nurseries for Atlantic salmon.
The Garden Route's retreat, Nature's Valley lies in a once inaccessible valley dominated by the Tsitsikamma Mountains, indigenous forest, a river and tidal estuary, and incredible beaches.
Offers luxury, eco retreat - style accommodation set on a hillside overlooking the tidal estuary of Papanui Inlet on the Otago Peninsula.
They are tolerant of a wide variety of soil types and tolerate saline swamps and tidal estuaries.
Several islands and long sand spits in the tidal estuary from Faro to the Spanish border shelter fishermen and wildlife alike.
Big River is a tidal estuary and a gentle class 1 waterway.
Expansive salt marshes and tidal estuaries are protected on the island's west side, and, from the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
Investors take notice 4.6 acres with majestic views of the Webhannet River, the tidal estuary & the gleaming ocean beyond.
3 homes on 4.6 acres with majestic views of the Webhannet River, the tidal estuary and the gleaming ocean beyond.
The sheer size and painterly effects characterize his prints as transcending traditional graphic techniques to suggest the powerful forces of natural elements - waterfalls, rocks, and tidal estuaries.
The St. George hydro plant is located in St. George, New Brunswick, at the confluence of the Magaguadavic River and a tidal estuary of the Bay of Fundy.
Along the tidal estuary of New York's Hudson River, which reaches 150 miles northward from New York Harbor, waters are rising at a rate approximately twice the global average.
The Piscataqua River is a tidal estuary with a swift current, but forms a good natural harbor.
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