estuary
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Then we paddled around the estuary on a pre-breakfast kayak tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The events have left a deep mark on Peter, and the urge to return to Barmouth and the estuary as often as he could.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
In Foynes village across the estuary from the refinery, where a port handles its exports, local businessman John Cassels said the dilemma was clear.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Space Center Houston sits a couple miles inland from a tidal estuary that feeds into the Gulf’s Galveston Bay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The city sprawls across seventy-eight square miles, stretching from the shallow, salty estuary at the edge of San Francisco Bay to the undulating green-and-gold hills where bobcats and coyotes roam.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
"There are nowhere near enough river sample measurements to quantify inputs to estuaries along the entire Alaskan North Slope."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
Like with rivers, estuaries and areas of the sea around Wales are protected for their important habitats and wildlife.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
There are also concerns for the survival of migratory birds, many of which make stop-offs on Britain’s vast shorelines and estuaries.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
And farmed shellfish, which can help restore oceans, estuaries, or our coastlines.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2024
The inshore waters —the bays, the sounds, the river estuaries, the tidal marshes — form an ecological unit of the utmost importance.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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