Estuary - River mouth

Japanese: 河口域 - かこういき
Estuary - River mouth

…where a river flows into the sea, a mixture of fresh water and salt water is formed, called a brackish water area (or estuary). The amount of fresh water flowing into a river varies irregularly depending on the amount of rainfall in the catchment area.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "estuaries" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…川が海に注ぎ込むところには,淡水と海水が混合したところができるが,これを汽水域(または河口域)という。川から流れ込む淡水の量は,集水域の雨量によって不規則に変わる。…

※「河口域」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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