Meanings (ES + gloss)
estuario
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud.
There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered su…
ría
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.