Yes it will not coincide. Imagine an extreme example of a bay with a narrow entrance perhaps the size of a garden hose. Effectively, the water level in the bay does not change much because the entrance is so small. So flow is actually GREATEST at max high tide and low tide because the difference in water level between the water inside and outside the bay is the greatest then. Obviously, the entrance is bigger than a garden hose but the principle persists to some degree if the entrance is very narrow. The principle is that the water level in the bay does not change as much as the water level outside so that extreme differences tend to occur toward the time of low or high water. As the entrances get bigger this becomes less of an issue and the currents start being greatest when the tidal height is changing most rapidly which is at mid-tide. And you get various mixtures of these effects which determine the specifics of the local situation. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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