Which of the following is a brackish water resource?

2023

Which of the following is a brackish water resource?

Answer: D. LagoonsAnswer: Lagoons contain brackish water, which is a mixture of fresh water and seawater. Brackish water has salinity between freshwater and seawater (roughly…

  1. A.

    Canals

  2. B.

    Reservoirs

  3. C.

    Rivers

  4. D.

    Lagoons

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Correct answer: D

Answer: Lagoons contain brackish water, which is a mixture of fresh water and seawater. Brackish water has salinity between freshwater and seawater (roughly 0.5–30 parts per thousand). How lagoons form: They typically occur along coastal regions where seawater mixes with river, lake or groundwater, creating intermediate salinity conditions. Canals are man-made channels that usually carry fresh water for irrigation and navigation.

Reservoirs store river or rainwater and are generally fresh, unless special salinization processes occur.

Rivers are primarily freshwater; brackish conditions appear mainly near estuaries, where sea and river water mix.

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