SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS 



A cross-sectional area of an inlet gorge 



C constant 



d channel depth 



L characteristic length of a channel cross section 



n exponent 



P tidal prism 



Q total water volume moved through a channel during ebbtide 



q characteristic unidirectional discharge 



q^ ebbtide water discharge resulting from reversal of previous floodtide 

 discharge 



q^ normal water discharge of a river 



r constant 



s constant 



t time of low water 



t, time of high water 

 n 



w channel width 



z sidewall slope 



