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  • Oceanography

Mesohaline water

Mesohaline water is water with a low to medium saline content, with salinity between 3 and 16.

Mesohaline watersare in brackish water category.

This concentration is found in estuaries, when fresh water from the river mixes with salt water from the sea.

In estuaries, the salinity gradient defines several zones of increasing salinity. Mesohaline water is found in one of these zones. © mikebaird CC by 2.0 In estuaries, the salinity gradient defines several zones of increasing salinity. Mesohaline water is found in one of these zones. © mikebaird CC by 2.0


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