Estuary definition

Estuary means a semi-enclosed, naturally existing coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which seawater is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from riverine systems. [Section 373.403(15), F.S.]

Estuary means a body of surface water—

Estuary means a body of water semi-enclosed by land and connected with the open ocean within which saltwater is usually diluted by freshwater derived from the land. "Estuary" includes all estuarine waters, tidelands, tidal marshes, and submerged lands extending upstream to the head of tidewater. However, the Columbia River Estuary extends to the western edge of Puget Island.

Examples of Estuary in a sentence

• All acts and omissions of the Parties hereto, their officers, employees, agents and assigns, and all of the officers, employees, agents and assigns of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program established as a legal entity pursuant to the Original Interlocal Agreement, taken or carried out pursuant to the Original Interlocal Agreement, are hereby ratified and affirmed under this Agreement.

• The Tampa Bay Estuary Program shall observe a fiscal year beginning on October 1 and ending September 30 of each year, or such other fiscal year as may be required for special districts pursuant to Florida law.

• The Tampa Bay Estuary Program may allow other governmental entities, regulatory agencies, or other entities, to the extent allowed by law, to participate in the Program as members of the Policy Board, provided they are unanimously approved by the Policy Board in their respective sole and absolute discretion.

• The Management Board shall have managerial powers for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program to the extent delegated by the Policy Board, in addition to those powers explicitly set forth in this Agreement.

• Provided, however, any funds paid before termination but not expended shall only be used by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program in accordance with the approved budget for which such contribution was made.

More Definitions of Estuary

Estuary means predominantly marine regions of interaction between rivers and nearshore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. Such areas include bays, mouths of rivers, and lagoons.

Estuary means a partially or fully enclosed body of

Estuary means that part of a river or stream or other body of water having unimpaired connection with the open sea, where the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage.

Estuary means an estuary as defined in section 1 of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008);

Estuary means that part of a river or stream or other body of water hav- ing unimpaired connection with the open sea, where the sea water is meas- urably diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage. The term also in- cludes estuary-type areas with measur- able freshwater influence and having unimpaired connections with the open sea, and estuary-type areas of the Great Lakes and their connecting waters (see 16 U.S.C. 1453(7)).

Estuary means a semi-enclosed naturally existing coastal body of water which has a free connection with the open sea and within which the chloride concentration at the surface is equal to or greater than 1,500 milligrams per liter.

Estuary means the estuarine functional zone as defined in the National Estuaries Layer, available from the South African National Biodiversity Institute’s BGIS website (http://bgis.sanbi.org)”.