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In 1984, a National Estuarine Research Reserve was established in Wells, Maine. The reserve land is made up of portions of the Upper and Lower Wells divisions of the refuge. Together, the reserve and refuge function to further the knowledge and understanding of estuaries throughout the community.
A coastal storm has been lurking off the East Coast of the United States for five days, contributing to persistent coastal flooding, rip currents and rough surf from North Carolina to Maine.
The dates of spring tides and neap tides, approximately seven days apart, can be determined by the heights of the tides on the classic tide tables: a small range indicates neaps and large indicates springs. This cycle of tides is linked to the phases of the moon, with the highest tides (spring tides) occurring near full moon and new moon.
Another significant high tide hit the southern Maine coast Sunday, swamping roadways, destroying dunes and flooding private properties. “Some damage was different, and some where temporary ...
The site is still open for amateur mineral collecting, although the State of Maine advises extreme caution as a result of potential flooding from high tides. In surficial, udic soils, Maine had an extensive bog iron extraction industry in the 1800s, including smelters such as the Katahdin Iron Works, which operated in the 1840s.
Portland, Maine, U.S. The 2024 Portland flood was caused by heavy rainfall, an astronomical high tide, and high winds in Portland, Maine . It occurred, across coastal central Maine , on January 13, 2024, [ 1 ] causing severe flooding, especially in Portland's Old Port district and around Back Cove . [ 2 ]
Salutatorian Jackson Koh delivers his speech to the graduates of Wells High School's Class of 2024 in Wells, Maine, on June 7, 2024. Scott went to SRTC as well.
Town of Wells, also known as the Moody Beach case. [5] The court affirmed that, in Maine, owners of beachfront property or property adjoining tidelands have private property rights to the low-water mark or low tide area, subject only to a public easement for “fishing, fowling, and navigation.”