brackish

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McNulty believes heavy rainfall over the weekend and brackish water conditions could have created a "perfect storm environment" for Sunday's attack.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

As freshwater input grew, the seaway gradually changed from salty to brackish and eventually to mostly freshwater, similar to conditions seen today in the Gulf of Bothnia.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

Just outside the city, it is pumping brackish groundwater from wells and discharging it into the Nueces River, which flows into a water treatment plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Both a freshwater and brackish species, the golden mussel can tolerate wide ranges in salinity, temperature and pH levels, and cantravel much farther than people might think.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024

Their water came from a little brackish well beside the hut; their food was fish and shellfish, fresh or dried, and rockweed.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin