| We stayed in an old whare at Kokoroa at the mouth of the Whangamoa River, an estuarine area with extensive mudflats. |
| Low tide left vast mudflats across which landing ships and landing craft could not beach and amphibian tractors could not crawl. |
| Shorelines may be indicated by pebbly or sandy beaches, mudflats, rocky cliffs, or reefs. |
| Marsh fern, water horehound, spotted touch-me-not, great water dock, and lake sedge live on the soupy mudflats. |
| For those who prefer to stay on shore, Ocean City's bayside overlooks mudflats that harbor waterfowl, shorebirds, and gulls. |
| The bay includes saltmarsh, shallow and open water, tidal channels, mudflats and numerous islands, and a freshwater pond. |
