Saline estuarine waters

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024663",
  "term": "Saline estuarine waters",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Saline Estuarine Waters",
  "definition": "Those semi-enclosed coastal waters which have a free connection to the territorial sea, undergo net seaward exchange with ocean waters, and have salinities comparable to those of the ocean. Generally, these waters are near the mouth of estuaries and have cross-sectional annual mean salinities greater than twenty-five (25) parts per thousand.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 125.58 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/saline-estuarine-waters/"
}