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By Carter, Mya, Jacob, and Diego

Estuaries. By Carter, Mya, Jacob, and Diego. What are Estuaries?. An estuary is along a coastline (such as bays, lagoons, sounds) where freshwater systems and rivers meet. Sometimes, freshwater from rivers mixes with large freshwater bodies creating a "freshwater estuary“.

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By Carter, Mya, Jacob, and Diego

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  1. Estuaries By Carter, Mya, Jacob, and Diego

  2. What are Estuaries? • An estuary is along a coastline (such as bays, lagoons, sounds) where freshwater systems and rivers meet. • Sometimes, freshwater from rivers mixes with large freshwater bodies creating a "freshwater estuary“. •  The Five major types of estuaries are coastal plain, bar-built, delta system, tectonic, and fjords. 

  3. Why is Change Important to Estuaries? • Estuaries change constantly. Change because of healthy estuaries. • The organisms have adapted to tolerate the changing conditions of estuaries.  •  Weather patterns, seasonal cycles and climate change affect and change conditions in estuaries. • This warming is causing sea level to rise, which may ultimately result in flooded and lost estuaries.

  4. Here are some of the Different Types of Estuaries

  5. Puget Sound

  6. San Francisco Bay

  7. Boston Harbor

  8. Chesapeake Bay

  9. The End

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