190 



Figure 87, together with those from Area II which drifted 

 outside the bay. Of the 140 cards released in Area I, 45 

 (32%) were recovered 6 to 31 days later along the southern 

 California coast between Long Beach and Pacific Beach (San 

 Diego). 



Area II (Fig. 88) is an intermediate one consisting of 

 three stations in the central and southern half of the bay, 

 from which cards were recovered both insidf^* and outside of 

 the bay. Although substantial numbers, 22% of the cards 

 released in this area, were scattered between Huntington 

 Beach and La Jolla, an equal number were picked up on the 

 beaches of Santa Monica Bay mostly between Manhattan and 

 Malaga Cove. Cards recovered in the bay indicate a southerly 

 component to the inshore drift and maximum velocities of 

 about 6 miles per day (0.25 MPH). There were two recoveries 

 at Venice from Station 3516. These are not necessarily 

 related to a diverging current in the inshore area because 

 the time of drift was long (9 days) and the actual trajectory 

 cannot be determined. 



Retvurns from Area III are shown in Figure 89. This area 

 lies inshore and includes the 5-mile stations in the northern 

 half of the bay and all but one of the 3-mile stations. From 

 all except the most northerly stations the cards came almost 

 directly ashore with maximum velocities of about 5 miles per 

 day (0,2 MPH), Returns from this area give the first indi- 

 cation of a divergence in the water as it flows toward shore. 

 The divergence will be shown to be characteristic of Santa 

 Monica Bay whenever a general flow from the west occurs. On 



