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Estuaries and Deltas

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General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Estuaries and Deltas." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/bodyofwater/estuaries-and-deltas.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Estuaries and Deltas. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/bodyofwater/estuaries-and-deltas

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-estuaries-and-deltas,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Estuaries and Deltas},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/bodyofwater/estuaries-and-deltas},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Named places where a river meets the sea and fresh and salt water mix, whether a tidal estuary or a river delta built from deposited sediment. No live bodyofwater entity sits here yet; minted as scaffolding for the width phase. Belongs here: a named estuary or delta. Does not belong here: the river itself upstream of the estuary or delta, held under Rivers.

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