Mixing In a well-mixed estuary lines representing constant salinity move ________ during low tides or periods of high river flow and they move ______ during high. Estuaries are areas where runoff and tide interact. 1 A Tide Dominated Estuary Ideal Distribution Of Sedimentary Bodies Download Scientific Diagram Describe the distribution of salinity values in a typical estuary from surface to sediment and from head to mouth. . When dense salty seawater flows into an estuary it has an estuarine current. During low tide or when river runoff levels are high due to rain or snow melt estuaries will have more freshwater and therefore lower salinity. Plants and animals that can tolerate only slight changes in salinity are called stenohaline. In the calmer middle and upper reaches of an estuary where the river and the tidal currents meet especially in the slack water at high tides also the mud can be deposited. Tides create the large...
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