Difference between revisions of "Estuary"
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| − | : '''Estuaries are flat because as a [[river]] meets the [[ocean]] the [[water]] slows down [[Deposition (Rock Cycle)|depositing]] [[sediment]]. | + | : '''Estuaries''' are flat because as a [[river]] meets the [[ocean]] the [[water]] slows down [[Deposition (Rock Cycle)|depositing]] a fine [[sediment]] called [[silt]]. |