I am NOT an expert on tides, we have very small tides here on The Chesapeake Bay. But I suspect that tide speed depends mo more factors than just amount of rise and fall. One major factor is the size of the body of water and the size of the channel it passes through. If you are on a large size area that passes through a small inlet the speed will be high. For example, in NC the Oregon Inlet, it has the large body of water behind it (Albemarle Sound) passing through a small opening to the ocean. The speeds in the inlet are quite high I am sure (never there to measure them but have witnessed the effects).
Here on The Bay we get small tides (maybe a foot or 2) but our water level is more affected by wind (a southerly wind for a few days will cause high water in the northern end of the Bay). Joe McCary Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD www.aeoluswestriver.net joe at photoresponse dot com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of RobAdkins Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 1:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] And now....Current Events hi all, i have a question regarding tides and curent speeds. after searching the web and finding way too much info on the subject I decided i'd just ask someone in this here group. here goes. if a high tide and a low tide have a difference of 6 feet will the current speed be greater than if they had a difference of 2 feet? i know there's more factors involved here but i just need the dirty basics. thanks! -rob __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5309 (20100724) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
