Definitions for "Flushing time"
Time required for a waterbody, e.g., a marina, to exchange its water with water from the parent waterbody.
The mean length of time for a pollutant entering a water body to be removed by natural forces such as tides and currents; also referred to as residence time or turnover time, although there are important technical distinctions in their definitions.
The time required for all of the water of an estuary to be completely exchanged.