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13-550: Although it flows through fairly flat country, the Sittaung has a notorious tidal bore at its mouth which has precluded any but very small craft navigating the river. The river is navigable for 40 kilometres (25 mi) year-round and for 90 kilometres (56 mi) during three months of the year. The Sittaung empties into the Gulf of Martaban where the tide-dominated coast is a Ramsar wetland of international importance . The river

26-491: A roller —   somewhat like a hydraulic jump ⁠—   to undular bores , comprising a smooth wavefront followed by a train of secondary waves known as whelps . Large bores can be particularly unsafe for shipping but also present opportunities for river surfing . Two key features of a tidal bore are the intense turbulence and turbulent mixing generated during the bore propagation, as well as its rumbling noise. The visual observations of tidal bores highlight

39-418: A shallow, narrowing river or lake via a broad bay. The funnel-like shape not only increases the tidal range, but it can also decrease the duration of the flood tide , down to a point where the flood appears as a sudden increase in the water level. A tidal bore takes place during the flood tide and never during the ebb tide . A tidal bore may take on various forms, ranging from a single breaking wavefront with

52-472: 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. Bores occur in relatively few locations worldwide, usually in areas with a large tidal range (typically more than 6 meters (20 ft) between high and low tide) and where incoming tides are funneled into

65-631: Is generally named un mascaret in French. but some other local names are preferred. With the Bay of Fundy having the highest tidal range in the world, most rivers draining into the upper bay between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have significant tidal bores. They include: Historically, there was a tidal bore on the Gulf of California in Mexico at the mouth of the Colorado River . It formed in

78-641: Is used primarily to float timber south for export. Strong currents make the river even less valuable as a means of transport in eastern Burma. Its basin does not have the same richness for agriculture as the Irrawaddy because there is no soil flowing down from the Shan Hills . This article related to a river in Myanmar is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tidal bore A tidal bore , often simply given as bore in context,

91-1034: The River Dee in Wales in the United Kingdom, the Garonne and Sélune in France, the Daly River in Australia, and the Qiantang River estuary in China. The force of the tidal bore flow often poses a challenge to scientific measurements, as evidenced by a number of field work incidents in the River Dee, Rio Mearim, Daly River, and Sélune River. Rivers and bays that have been known to exhibit bores include those listed below. The phenomenon

104-791: The banks of the Qiantang River , a number of fatalities occur each year by people who take too much risk with the bore. The tidal bores affect the shipping and navigation in the estuarine zone, for example, in Papua New Guinea (in the Fly and Bamu Rivers ), Malaysia (the Benak in the Batang Lupar ), and India (the Hooghly River bore). On the other hand, tidal bore-affected estuaries are rich feeding zones and breeding grounds of several forms of wildlife. The estuarine zones are

117-445: The bore front and whelps, entrained air bubbles in the bore roller, sediment erosion beneath the bore front and of the banks, scouring of shoals and bars, and impacts on obstacles. The bore rumble is heard far away because its low frequencies can travel over long distances. The low-frequency sound is a characteristic feature of the advancing roller in which the air bubbles entrapped in the large-scale eddies are acoustically active and play

130-768: The dominant role in the rumble-sound generation. The word bore derives through Old English from the Old Norse word bára , meaning "wave" or "swell." Tidal bores can be dangerous. Certain rivers such as the Seine in France , the Petitcodiac River in Canada , and the Colorado River in Mexico to name a few, have had a sinister reputation in association with tidal bores. In China, despite warning signs erected along

143-403: The estuary about Montague Island and propagated upstream. It was once very strong, but diversions of the river for irrigation have weakened the flow of the river to the point the tidal bore has nearly disappeared. Lakes with an ocean inlet can also exhibit tidal bores. Bamu River The Bamu River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea . This article related to

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156-603: The spawning and breeding grounds of several native fish species, while the aeration induced by the tidal bore contributes to the abundant growth of many species of fish and shrimp (for example in the Rokan River , Indonesia ). The tidal bores also provide opportunity for recreational inland surfing , such as the Seven Ghosts bore on the Kampar River , Indonesia . Scientific studies have been carried out at

169-413: The turbulent nature of the surging waters. The tidal bore induces a strong turbulent mixing in the estuarine zone, and the effects may be felt along considerable distances. The velocity observations indicate a rapid deceleration of the flow associated with the passage of the bore as well as large velocity fluctuations. A tidal bore creates a powerful roar that combines the sounds caused by the turbulence in

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