Brackish bodies of water in the United States

Brackish bodies of water in the United States

Does the United States have any brackish bodies of water?

The USA has many bodies of brackish water typically estuaries such as bays, lakes, rivers, lagoon and sounds. The main bodies of brackish water in the United States are:

Chesapeake Bay, Maryland (largest body of brackish water)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Monroe, Florida

Delaware Bay, Delaware/New Jersey

Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

Lake Texoma, Texas/Oklahoma border

Lake Monroe, Florida

The lower Hudson, East and Harlem Rivers, New York

Mobile Bay, Alabama

Indian River Lagoon, Florida

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