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TABLE IV. 14 TYPICAL TIDAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ESTUARINE ZONE OF THE UNITED STATES 



BIOPHYSICAL REGION TYPE OF TIDE TIDAL RANGE (FTI MAX. TIDAL CURRENT VELOCITY 



MEAN SPRING DIURNAL* FLDDD EP3 



NORTH ATLANTIC 



EASTPORT.ME.IHAY OF FUNDYI EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



ISLE OE HAU1.1EIPFNu3Si.CT B.I EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



PORTSMOUTH HARBOR, N.H. EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



BOSTON HARBOR. MASS. EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



MIDDLE ATLANTIC 



DUMPLING RUCKSIBUZ^ARDS BAY) EQUAL SFMIDIURNAL 



THE NARROwSIN.Y. HARBOR) EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



CAPE MAY HAR30R.N.J. EJUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



VIRGINIA HEACH, VA. EJUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



CHESAPEAKE 3AY 



WOLF TRAP LIGHTILUWER HAY) EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



PTI IT NO POINT (MID-RAY I EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE, Ml EJUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



WASHINGTON, D.C . ( ROMVAC R.I EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



SOUTH ATLANTIC 



WILMINGTON, N. C. (CAPE FFAR R.I EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



SAVANNAH RIVER t NT R A"Cr , GA . F3UAL SEMIDIURNAL 



MAYPOf T, FLA. (ST. JL'HNS RIVEF) EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



FT. PIERCE INLET, FLA. EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



CAF I 3iiC»N 



MIAMI HAklIOR.FlA. FQUAL SFMIDIURNAL 



KEY WEST, FLA. EQUAL SFMIDIURNAL 



SAN JUAN, P. R. EQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 



CIIRISTIANSTED.ST .f ROIX DIUPNAL 0.8 



„ULF !)F .HXICO 



ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. ( TAMPA BAY) DIURNAL 2.3 



PENSACOLA BAY FNTR ANC E , FL A . DIURNAL 1.1 



BARATARIA CAY, LA. DIURNAL 0.9 



ARANSAS PASS, TEX. DIURNAL 1.7 



PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 



SAN DIEGO BAY ENTP ANLF , CAL I F . UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 3.9 6.6 1.2 1.* 



MONTEREY RAY, CALIF. UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 3.5 5.3 WFA< f. VARIABLE 



SAN FRANCISCO MAY ENT., CALIF. UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 4.0 5.7 3.3 3.9 



POINT ARENA, C4L1F. UNEQUAL SEMIDIUPNAl 4.0 5.R 1.3 1.3 



PACIFIC NORTHWEST 



HUMBOLDT BAY FNT (ANCF , CAL I F . UNEQUAL SFMIDIURNAL 4.5 6.4 l.R 2.3 



YAQUINA bAY ENT R ANCE ,0P E . UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 5.9 7.9 2.8 2.6 



GRAYS HARBOR E N T KANC! , WA SH . UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 6.9 9.D 2.5 2.2 



PUGCT SOUNDIELL IOTT KAYI.WASH UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 7.6 11.1 WU< I VARIABLE 



ALASKA 



JUNEAU! GA5T [NEAU CHANNEL) UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 13.8 16.4 2.) 2.3 



ANCHURAGEICOOK INLET) UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 25.1 2H.1 3.3 3.3 



GOOONEWS RAYUUS<0KWIM BAY) UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 6.2 R.I 2.6 2.4 



POINT BARROW UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 0.3 0.4 WFAK t VARIABLE 



PACIFIC ISLANDS 



HONOLULU, H4WAI I (IIAHU) UNFQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 1.2 1.) NO DATA 



HILO.HAWAI [ (HAWA1 1 I UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 1.6 2.4 NO D«TA 



APRA HARBOR, GUAM UNEQUAL SEMIDIURNAL NO DATA 1.7 >.4 



PAGO PAGO HARBOR , AM. SAMOA UNFQUAL SEMIDIURNAL 2.5 4.0 NO DAM 



•FDR AN UNEQUAL S*M!UIUKNAL TIDE, THE DIURNAL RANGE IS THE EXTREME RANGE OVFR THF TWO 

 SEQUENTIAL TIDES IN SLIGHTLY OVER ONE OAY. 

 REFERENCE: THE NAT10N4L ESTUARINE INVENTORY 

 DATA SOURCE: U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 



