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extends into the waters of Dorchester County, lies between 

 Kedge Straits bar and South Marsh. It is covered by water 

 from 7 to 19 feet in depth. 



A limited number of observations on the velocity of the cur- 

 rents show that the water flows over these bars at certain stages 

 of the tide at the rate of from .75 mile to 1.0 mile per hour. 

 The density of the water during the month of June was : over 

 Church Creek bar, 1.008; South West Middle Ground, 1.0078- 

 1.012; Kedge Straits, 1.008-1.0084; Oyster Creek, 1.0078. 



During the summer the density gradually increased to 1.009 

 in August (over Oyster Creek bar), and during September to 

 1.0114 between Kedge Straits and Church Creek bars. 



There are no grounds in this section of the Bay on which 

 scraping for crabs is carried on. 



The vast area of barren bottoms which are open for lease in 

 the Bay are especially adapted for the production of seed 

 oysters. (See page 182.) 



