A tidal bore, 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...
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Hangzhou Bay (section Qiantang River tidal bore)
coast of East China Sea. The Bay is known for hosting the world's largest tidal bore, up to 9 meters (30 feet) high, and traveling up to 40 km (25 mi) per...
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The Severn bore is a tidal bore seen on the tidal reaches of the River Severn in south western England. It is formed when the rising tide moves into the...
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Qiantang River (category Tidal bores)
what is called by locals as the "Silver Dragon", the world's largest tidal bore, a phenomenon where the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave...
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Bay of Fundy (redirect from Fundy tidal energy)
Fundy have a tidal bore, a wave front of the incoming tide that "bores" its way up a river against its normal flow. Notable tidal bores include those...
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River surfing (section Tidal bores)
standing waves, tidal bores or upstream waves in rivers. Claims for its origins include a 1955 ride of 2.4 km (1.5 mi) along the tidal bore of the River...
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Bore VII Bore War, a contemporary name for the Phoney War (1939–1940), an early phase of World War II Tidal bore, a type of tidal wave Undular bore,...
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Estuary Ria Tidal reach Tidal bore Tidal creek Hoitink, A. J. F.; Jay, D. A. (2016). "Tidal river dynamics: Implications for deltas: TIDAL RIVER DYNAMICS"...
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Moncton (section Tidal bore)
natural attractions, the tidal bore of the Petitcodiac River (see above) and the optical illusion of Magnetic Hill. The tidal bore was the first phenomenon...
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Hooghly River (section Tidal bore)
and produces a remarkable example of the fluvial phenomenon known as a tidal bore. This consists of the head-wave of the advancing tide, hemmed in where...
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Kampar River (section Tidal bore)
Jakarta. It is a well-known river surfing destination because of its tidal bore, known as Bono. The river originates in the Barisan Mountains of West...
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Look up tidal wave in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tidal wave may refer to: A tidal bore, which is a large movement of water formed by the funnelling...
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Estuary (redirect from Tidal estuary)
Shell growth in estuaries Tidal bore – A water wave traveling upstream a river or narrow bay because of an incoming tide Tidal prism – Volume of water in...
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Tide (redirect from Tidal flow)
recorded in 1056 AD primarily for visitors wishing to see the famous tidal bore in the Qiantang River. The first known British tide table is thought to...
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shows a tidal bore with the characteristics common to shallow upstream water – a large elevation difference is observed. Figure 4 shows a tidal bore with...
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Surf break (section Tidal bore breaks)
example. They can also be made of more permanent rocky reefs. Numerous tidal bore waves are known, some of which have also been surfed for several kilometres...
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Pororoca (category Tidal bores)
The Pororoca (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɔɾɔˈɾɔkɐ], [poɾoˈɾɔkɐ]) is a tidal bore, with waves up to 4 m (13 ft) high that travel as much as 800 km (500 mi)...
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Petitcodiac River (category Tidal bores)
causeway in 1968, the Petitcodiac River had one of the world's largest tidal bores, which ranged from 1 to 2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) in height and moved at...
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Tsunami (section Tidal wave)
as tidal waves. This once-popular term derives from the most common appearance of a tsunami, which is that of an extraordinarily high tidal bore. Tsunamis...
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of the few rivers in the world that exhibit a tidal bore. Surfers and jet skiers could ride the tidal bore at least as far as the village of Cambes, 120...
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River Severn (section Severn bore)
A phenomenon associated with the lower reaches of the Severn is the tidal bore, which forms upstream of the port of Sharpness. It is frequently asserted...
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River Parrett (section Flow and tidal bore)
with the lower reaches of the River Severn, the Parrett experiences a tidal bore. Certain combinations of the tides funnel the rising water into a wave...
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surges is the tidal bore in estuaries. Altostratus undulatus cloud Derecho Gravity wave Haboob Hydraulic jump Morning Glory cloud Tidal bore Martin Setvak;...
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Fly River (category Tidal bores)
River encounters a tidal bore, where an incoming high tide pushes water upstream until the tide changes. The range of this tidal bore is still undocumented...
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Simanggang (category Tidal bores)
district. Simanggang is famous for the benak, or tidal bore, of the Batang Lupar River. The tidal bore comes in from the river mouth and fills up the river...
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road became one of Moncton's prime tourist attractions (along with the tidal bore on the Petitcodiac River). Magnetic Hill is now a historic property. Magnetic...
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Outline of oceanography (section Tidal bores)
Jiangxi provinces and has the world's largest tidal bore Severn bore – A tidal bore seen on the tidal reaches of the River Severn in south western England...
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known for its large water buffalo population, as well as the pororoca tidal bore periodically exhibited by high tides overcoming the usual complex hydrodynamic...
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the Atlantic are funnelled into the Amazon delta. The resulting undular tidal bore is called the pororoca, with a leading wave that can be up to 7.6 m (25 ft)...
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