TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Foreword iii 



Distribution List iv 



List of Figures v 



Part I. Estuaries 1 



Part n. Embayments 10 



Bibliography 19 



LIST OF FIGURES 

 Figure Page 



1 Cross Section of a Piedmont- Type Estuary 



Showing the Net Circulation Pattern 1 



2 Schematic Movement of a Typical Water Particle 



as a Result of Tidal Action 2 



3 General Flushing Curves 13 



4 Location of Observing Station in the James 



River Estuary ' ; 14 



5 Mean Velocity - Depth Curves for Current 



Station J- 17 15 



6 Mean Salinity - Depth Curve at 3 Stations in 



the James River Estuary 16 



7 Flushing Time Curves for the James River 



Estuary 17 



8 Diagrams Showing Redistribution of Contaminant 



with Tidal Action 18 



