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  2. Tidal bore - Wikipedia

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    A bore in Morecambe Bay, in the United Kingdom Video of the Arnside Bore, in the United Kingdom The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, in Alaska. A tidal bore, [1] often simply given as bore in context, is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay, reversing the direction of the river or bay's current.

  3. Estuarine water circulation - Wikipedia

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    Model of Estuary. The residence time of water is a key variable determining the health of an estuary, particularly from human-induced stresses.Rapid flushing ensures that there is insufficient time for sediment accumulation or dissolved oxygen depletion in the estuary; thus a well flushed estuary is intrinsically more robust than a poorly flushed estuary. [1]

  4. Estuary - Wikipedia

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    An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [1] Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone .

  5. Intertidal zone - Wikipedia

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    In Greece, according to the L. 2971/01, the foreshore zone is defined as the area of the coast that might be reached by the maximum climbing of the waves on the coast (maximum wave run-up on the coast) in their maximum capacity (maximum referring to the "usually maximum winter waves" and of course not to exceptional cases, such as tsunamis ...

  6. Estuaries of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Wave-dominated estuary - Wave energy [5] - good example Peel Inlet Western Australia and Lake Illawarra NSW. Tidal flat/creek - Tide energy [ 6 ] Good enough Bay (WA) and Moonlight Creek (QLD) Strandplain (and coastal lagoons) - Wave energy [ 7 ] - good example coastal lagoon Irwin Inlet WA, strandplain Mooball Creek NSW.

  7. Mississippi River Delta - Wikipedia

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    Climate change also has effects on the strength of the coastline. As global sea levels rise, the areas within the Mississippi River Delta that experience subsidence may permanently flood and become open water. Additionally, the lack of sediment into these flooded areas also exacerbates the rate at which sea level rise affects the region. [44]

  8. Tidal marsh - Wikipedia

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    Tidal salt marsh at Ella Nore in Chichester, England. A tidal marsh (also known as a type of "tidal wetland") is a marsh found along rivers, coasts and estuaries which floods and drains by the tidal movement of the adjacent estuary, sea or ocean. [1]

  9. Severn bore - Wikipedia

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    The wave travels upstream against the river current at a speed of 13 to 21 km/h (8 to 13 mph). [5] In the lower, broader part of the estuary near Avonmouth, the tidal surge advances as a slight roll in the deepwater channels and the water rapidly spreads across the sands and mudbanks. Often, the Severn Bore floods the lower village of Pill if ...