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  2. Coastal reservoir - Wikipedia

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    For navigation purposes, a freshwater sea level navigation channel (20 m water depth and 500 m wide) is provided with locks at the entry to the sea to cross the coastal reservoir which is blocking the Torres Strait. The divided coastal reservoir into two parts is connected by underpass water tunnels for water transport. [6]

  3. Freshwater ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    Of North American freshwater species, an estimated 48.5% of mussels, 22.8% of gastropods, 32.7% of crayfishes, 25.9% of amphibians, and 21.2% of fish are either endangered or threatened. [24] Extinction rates of many species may increase severely into the next century because of invasive species, loss of keystone species, and species which are ...

  4. Fresh water - Wikipedia

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    Only 2.5–2.75% is fresh water, including 1.75–2% frozen in glaciers, ice and snow, 0.5–0.75% as fresh groundwater. The water table is the level below which all spaces are filled with water, while the area above this level, where spaces in the rock and soil contain both air and water, is known as the unsaturated zone.

  5. The 4 best freshwater lakes in L.A. for floating ... - AOL

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    Los Angeles County is home to multiple freshwater lakes where you can swim, fish, kayak, bird and much more. Here are the best ones. The 4 best freshwater lakes in L.A. for floating, fishing and ...

  6. Freshwater marsh - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Freshwater marshes are usually found near the mouths of rivers, along lakes, or are present in low lying areas with low drainage like abandoned oxbow lakes. [5] [2] Unlike its counterpart the salt marsh, which is regularly flushed with sea water, freshwater marshes receive the majority of their water from surface water. [6]

  7. Pitt Lake - Wikipedia

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    Location: British Columbia: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Fjord lake and Tidal lake: Primary inflows: Pitt River: Primary outflows: Pitt River: Basin countries: Canada: Max. length: 24 km (15 mi): Max. width: 4.5 km (2.8 mi): Surface area: 53.5 km 2 (20.7 sq mi): Max. depth: 150 m (490 ft): Surface elevation: 3 m (9.8 ft) [2]: Islands: Goose, Little Goose, Gosling: References: [1]: Pitt Lake is the ...

  8. Lens (hydrology) - Wikipedia

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    Where is the recharge rate in meters, is precipitation (m), and is evapotranspiration (m) of water. With higher amounts of recharge, the hydraulic head is increased, and a thick freshwater lens is maintained through the dry season. Lower rates of precipitation or higher rates of interception and evapotranspiration will decrease the hydraulic ...

  9. Oceanic freshwater flux - Wikipedia

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    whereby the 1., 3. and 5. are all inputs, adding freshwater to the ocean, while 2. is an output, i.e. a negative freshwater flux and 4. can be either a freshwater loss (freezing) or gain (melting). [3] The quantity and the spatial distribution of those fluxes determine the ocean salinity (the salt concentration of the ocean water). A positive ...