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The Mackay River is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km) [1] tidal river in Glynn County, Georgia.It flows between Saint Simons Island to the east and the mainland, including the city of Brunswick, to the west, and connects to Buttermilk Sound at its north end and St. Simons Sound and the Brunswick River at its south end.
The river is prone to flooding, most recently in February 2008 when a height of just over 7 metres (23 ft) (classed as moderate flooding according to the Bureau of Meteorology) was recorded at a gauge in the centre of Mackay. [5] This height was reached after extremely heavy rain fell over Mackay (600 millimetres, 24 in in 6 hours).
Tide tables, sometimes called tide charts, are used for tidal prediction and show the daily times and levels of high and low tides, usually for a particular location. [1] Tide heights at intermediate times (between high and low water) can be approximated by using the rule of twelfths or more accurately calculated by using a published tidal ...
Hay Point is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the city of Mackay. With a tidal range of 7.4m (the highest on the east coast of Australia), [ 5 ] Hay Point has potential for electricity generation via tidal power .
Tidal Indicator, Delaware River, Delaware c. 1897. At the time shown in the figure, the tide is 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 feet above mean low water and is still falling, as indicated by pointing of the arrow. Indicator is powered by system of pulleys, cables and a float.
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This prompted the owners, the Utah Construction Company, to drop its selling price on the dam, and in 1936, the town of Mackay purchased it under the Lost River Irrigation District. [7] Since that time, Mackay has hosted an annual barbecue in the fall to celebrate the purchase of the reservoir, which residents fondly call "The Res". [8]
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