What does Creek (tidal) mean?

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What does Creek (tidal) mean?

Answer 1

A tidal creek is the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides, in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean, sea or strait. Thus this portion of the stream has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle. Due to the temporal variability of water quality parameters within the tidally influenced zone, there are unique biota associated with tidal creeks, which biota are often specialised to such zones.

In British English (and also in many other countries in the Commonwealth), a creek is a tidal water channel. Creeks may often dry to a muddy channel with little or no flow at low tide, but often with significant depth of water at high tide. In India the term also applies to the salt water inlets enclosed by mangroves. Creeks are found dispersed all along the Indian coast. In the Florida Keys, a creek is a narrow channel between islands.

There are hundreds of examples of tidal creeks throughout the world. A few specific ones are:

    * Burn of Ayreland, Mainland, Orkney

    * Americano Creek, California, USA

Answer 2

the part of the creek that is tidal just means that it is affected by the tide.  In other words, if the tide comes in, the level of the creek goes up and salt water enters into the creek, during low tides the salt content in that part of the strem is minimal due to outflow.

Answer 3

Creek is a little stream running into a river; a tidal creek is saline at high tide up to the high water mark.

Answer 4

A tidal creek is the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides, in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean, sea or strait. Thus this portion of the stream has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle. Due to the temporal variability of water quality parameters within the tidally influenced zone, there are unique biota associated with tidal creeks, which biota are often specialized to such zones.

In British English a creek is a tidal water channel. Creeks may often dry to a muddy channel with little or no flow at low tide, but often with significant depth of water at high tide. In India the term also applies to the salt water inlets enclosed by mangroves. Creeks are found dispersed all along the Indian coast. In the Florida Keys, a creek is a narrow channel between islands.

Answer 5

creek- a small stream or channal

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tidal- Relating to or affected by tides, which are surface level of the oceans and of bays

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A tidal creek- is the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides, in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean, sea or strait. Thus this portion of the stream has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle. Due to the temporal variability of water quality parameters within the tidally influenced zone, there are unique biota associated with tidal creeks, which biota are often specialized to such zones.

In British English a creek is a tidal water channel. Creeks may often dry to a muddy channel with little or no flow at low tide, but often with significant depth of water at high tide. In India the term also applies to the salt water inlets enclosed by mangroves. Creeks are found dispersed all along the Indian coast. In the Florida Keys, a creek is a narrow channel between islands.