FRESHWATER INFLOW

The main driver for Freshwater Inflow is to provide science-based information to policy makers, managers, and stakeholders. Freshwater Inflow accomplishes this through the use of ecosystem-based management research strategies and web-based technology that provides users information on freshwater inflows into estuaries... Estuaries are important transitional zones where freshwater and marine water meet and mix. This freshwater is referred to as freshwater inflows. Estuaries are the link between streams and rivers to the sea. The freshwater inflows provide nutrients, sediments, and regulate the salinity levels. An estuary cannot properly function without freshwater inflows from the rivers and streams. Global changes cause mainly by anthropogenic influences is altering the amount of freshwater inflows to estuaries. Humans are diverting water from rivers and streams. As the human population grows and the strain on water resources continues, the ability to effectively manage freshwater..