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Oligohaline water

Oligohaline water is water with a very low salt content: its salinity is between 0.5 and 3.

Oligohaline water is considered brackish water.

The oligohaline water zone in a river indicates the first influences of the sea, upstream of the estuary.

The oligohaline water zone of an estuary is found upstream and moves with the tides. © David Lewis, Geograph CC by-sa 2.0 The oligohaline water zone of an estuary is found upstream and moves with the tides. © David Lewis, Geograph CC by-sa 2.0

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