tidal stream

Tide-driven water movement

A tidal stream is a current of water caused by the rise and fall of tides, flowing in one direction during flood tide and reversing during ebb.

The term appears most often in nautical contexts, where understanding tidal streams is essential for navigation: The tidal stream runs strongest through the narrow channel.

Distinguished from ocean currents, which flow continuously in one direction.

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bay · high water mark · intertidal zone · marine ecosystems · ocean circulation · coastal erosion · bathymetry · pilotage · nautical almanac · slack water · storm surge · estuary · channel · knots · wave energy · marine navigation · tack · oceanic

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water flow causation

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Water moving downstream

flow variability

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Uninterrupted flowing sequence

water body type

tidal streamriver

Large flowing watercourse

freshwater stream · brook · creek · tributary · inland waterway

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