The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns by Henry C. Adams
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3 " " 1.94 1.66 0.86 0.70
3-1/2 " " 1.94 1.66 0.86 0.70 4 " " 1.91 1.64 0.84 0.68 4-1/2 " " 1.35 1.16 0.59 0.48 5 " " 1.27 1.09 0.57 0.46 5-1/2 " " 1.06 0.91 0.47 0.38 6 " " 1.04 0.89 0.46 0.37 6-1/2 " " 0.53 0.45 0.24 0.18 Totals.... 17 ft 6 in 15 ft 0 in 7 ft 9 in 6 ft 3 in The extent to which the level of high water varies from tide to tide is shown in Fig. 7 [Footnote: Plate III.], which embraces a period of six months, and is compiled from calculated heights without taking account of possible wind disturbances. The varying differences between the night and morning tides are shown very clearly on this diagram; in some cases the night tide is the higher one, and in others the morning tide; and while at one time each successive tide is higher than the preceding one, at another time the steps showing: the set-back of the tide are very marked. During the earlier part of the year the spring-tides at new moon were higher than those at full moon, but towards June the condition became reversed. The influence of the position of the sun and moon on the height of the tide is apparent throughout, but is particularly marked during the exceptionally low spring tides in the early part of June, when the time of new moon practically coincides with the moon in apogee and in its most northerly position furthest removed from the equator. Inasmuch as the tidal waves themselves have no horizontal |
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