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• n  the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

• Fanne leaped from the car, ran toward a small estuary of the Potomac River known as the Tidal Basin, and jumped or fell into the water.
• All the plants, says Cronin, are located in exactly the wrong part of the river--the broad, shallow heart of the estuary that serves as a nursery for striped bass, bay anchovies .
• The Loire is France's longest river--630 miles from its source in south-central France to its estuary on the Atlantic--and one of the most historic.

News & Articles

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• 4 rescued from submerged car in Oakland Estuary
  Two men are being called heroes after they jumped into the Oakland Estuary to rescue four people from a submerged car on Sunday.
  June 17, 2013 - KGO-TV Bay Area
• Discharges from Lake O now heading toward St. Lucie Estuary, Indian River Lagoon
  Here it comes: Discharges of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee into the St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon began at 7 a.m. Monday.
  June 17, 2013 - Stuart News
• Lake O discharges into St. Lucie Estuary expected to resume today
  The Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday afternoon it will resume discharging water from the lake into the St. Lucie Estuary on Monday.
  June 17, 2013 - St. Lucie News Tribune

Quotes

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• David Paterson in Suffolk Life Newspapers
  One of my goals as governor is to protect Long Island Sound by preserving it as a valuable estuary, an economic engine for the region, and a key component to making Long Island's quality of life one of the best in the country,Paterson said....
• Dianne Feinstein in Los Angeles Times
  The 10-year extension of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company's lease will preserve 30 jobs at the last remaining oyster farm cannery on the West Coast while making sure that the ecology of the estuary is protected,Feinstein said in a written...
• Arnold Schwarzenegger in Nuevo Mundo
  We take this spill very seriously and we will do everything we can to protect and preserve the beauty of California's landmark estuary,Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said.