Assertion: estuary's water | /r/CapableOf | flow over surface
Facets:
value: downstream to the ocean
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: seaward
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: As water flows over a surface, it can pick up particles and deposit them in a body of water 2.
text: Seawater enters below the mixed water that is flowing seaward at the surface.
text: Because of the difference in density between fresh and salt water, salt water will move into the estuary along the bottom, while fresh water will flow downstream to the ocean along the surface.
text: Fresh water flows out along surface, salt water flows in at depth, creating a wedge shaped lens of seawater moving along the bottom.
text: Estuarine circulation is common in estuaries; this occurs when fresh or brackish water flows out near the surface, while denser saline water flows inward near the bottom.