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This is a list of bodies of water by salinity that is limited to natural bodies of water that have a stable
salinity
Salinity () is the saltiness or amount of salt (chemistry), salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg (grams of salt per liter/kilogram of water; the latter is dimensio ...
above 0.05%, at or below which water is considered
fresh.
Water salinity often varies by location and season, particularly with
hypersaline lake
A hypersaline lake is a landlocked body of water that contains significant concentrations of sodium chloride, brines, and other salts, with saline levels surpassing that of ocean water (3.5%, i.e. ).
Specific microbial species can thrive in ...
s in arid areas, so the salinity figures in the table below should be interpreted as an approximate indicator.
See also
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List of brackish bodies of water
Bodies of water of brackish nature are found around the world in a wide variety of settings, shapes and sizes. The following is a list of notable bodies of brackish water.
Brackish seas
* Baltic Sea (the world’s largest inland brackish sea)
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References
Notes
Bibliography
* {{cite book, author1=Johanna Laybourn-Parry, author2=Jemma L. Wadham, title=Antarctic Lakes, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHQVDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA92, year=2014, publisher=Oxford University Press, isbn=978-0-19-967049-9, pages=92–94
Salinity
Salinity () is the saltiness or amount of salt (chemistry), salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg (grams of salt per liter/kilogram of water; the latter is dimensio ...
Oceans
Saline water