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tidal bore
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water wave traveling upstream a river or narrow bay due to incoming tide
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- natural phenomenon
- Subclass of
- phenomenon
- Image
- Severn Bore near Over Bridge, Gloucester - geograph.org.uk - 346180.jpg
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- Tidal bores
- has contributing factor
- river mouth
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Encyclopedic overview
A bore in Morecambe Bay, in the United Kingdom Video of the Arnside Bore, in the United Kingdom The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, in Alaska
A tidal bore, often simply given as bore in context, is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travels up a river or narrow bay, reversing the direction of the river or bay's current. It is a strong tide that pushes up the river, against the current.
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