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Tidal Flat

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028073

1. (SMP) Marshy or muddy areas of the seabed which are covered and uncovered by the rise and fall of tidal water.

2. An extensive, nearly horizontal, barren (or sparsely vegetated) tract of land that is alternately covered and uncovered by the tide. Tidal flats consist of unconsolidated sediment (mostly clays, silts and/or sand, and organic materials).

3. Unvegetated area of shore that is exposed during low tide.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028073
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology; Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012; Chesapeake Bay Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028073",
  "term": "Tidal Flat",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (SMP) Marshy or muddy areas of the seabed which are covered and uncovered by the rise and fall of tidal water.\n\n2. An extensive, nearly horizontal, barren (or sparsely vegetated) tract of land that is alternately covered and uncovered by the tide. Tidal flats consist of unconsolidated sediment (mostly clays, silts and/or sand, and organic materials).\n\n3. Unvegetated area of shore that is exposed during low tide.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tidal-flat/"
}

Record 28,073 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.