Sentences with phrase «tidal waters»

"Tidal waters" refers to the areas where the water in rivers, lakes, or oceans rises and falls due to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. These places experience regular tides, which are the periodic rise and fall of the water levels. Full definition
This channel sees the the greatest volume of tidal water on earth.
Many literary figures — Ina Coolbrith, Bret Harte, and Richard Henry Dana among them — must have reflected on the surging tidal waters of the Golden Gate in the 19th century.
Surrounded by tidal waters all my life, I have been captivated by their colors and motion, comforted by their rhythms and light, and have yearned to find a way to express the emotions I feel as I watch them ebb and flow.
As local Maori legend tells it, the lake's unusual tidal waters are testament to the heart of a long dead giant which still beats deep
We need her to step up and support the entire hydrocarbon industry, and tell us, and the world, that we're going to get our product to tidal waters for export.»
Inside the bag, you will find a sample sized Sunday Riley Tidal water cream, the perfect excuse for having a pamper night to indulge in this unique formula for Sunday Riley that leaves your skin super hydrated and dewy.
From awe inspiring whale watching to grand views of glistening tidal waters, the central coast has it all.
Huge chunks of smooth, dazzlingly blue ice are deposited on the beach and with the changing tidal waters, you never quite know what the layout of the beach is going to be until you get there.
The US Fish and Wild Life Service defines the Pacific coast population of Western Snowy Plovers as «those individuals that nest beside or near tidal waters and includes all nesting colonies on the mainland coast, peninsulas, offshore islands, adjacent bays, and estuaries from southern Washington to Baja California, Mexico».
Kiki Smith's Tidal (1998) is an accordion-folded panorama of thirteen full moons over tidal waters.
As one environmental leader quipped, «People in Tidewater are tired of driving through tidal water
The mangrove forest's complex root systems, which anchor the plants into underwater sediment, slow down incoming tidal waters allowing organic and inorganic material to settle into the sediment surface.
The Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) defines «flood» in part as «A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from overflow of inland or tidal waters from the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.»
Many of the beaches — including Avalon and Curl Curl — feature outdoor swimming pools known as rock pools that are fed by tidal water, and are popular with lap swimmers.
The Pacific coast population of the snowy plover is defined as those individuals that nest adjacent to tidal waters of the Pacific Ocean, and includes all nesting birds on the mainland coast, peninsulas, offshore islands, adjacent bays, estuaries, and coastal rivers (USDI Fish and Wildlife Service 2004).
As local Maori legend tells it, the lake's unusual tidal waters are testament to the heart of a long dead giant which still beats deep below the surface.
When Notley was a teenager watching her father, highly respected NDP leader Grant Notley, rail against the Peter Lougheed — led Progressive Conservative machine of the 1970s, it's doubtful she ever imagined her future would involve pipelines, tidal waters, carbon taxes and climate change.
Because oysters are filter feeders, they all have a slightly different taste due to the difference in the tidal water.
The frequency of blooms of cyanobacteria in the tidal waters of the Chesapeake estuary has increased from about 13 per year in the 1990s to 23 in the 2000s.
Tidal water must, from time to time, be allowed to flush embanked land, he says, to deposit sediment and thus prevent the polders from sinking over the long term.
Activities in scope of licensing are: climbing, abseiling or scrambling over natural terrain and cliffs; trekking on foot, horse or cycle over remote hills or mountains; watersports on the sea, tidal waters, large lakes or white water; exploring natural caves underground.
(2) $ 54,243,826 for the World Trade Center Hub project, which was inundated by approximately 125 million gallons of tidal water.
A flood is defined as «surface water, waves, including tidal wave and tsunami, tides, tidal water, overflow of any body of water, or spray from any of these, all whether or not driven by wind, including storm surge».
These panoramic water views are truly superb, bringing together the ever changing colours of the ocean, the tidal waters and sandy islands of Pumicestone Passage, the natural beauty of the northern tip of Bribie Island and the Caloundra skyline.
State Fish and Wildlife wardens responded to the scene and helped shepherd the animal — believed to weigh more than 500 pounds — back toward the tidal waters.
A twelve metre passenger barge licensed to carry 49 passengers and designed specifically for unparalleled access to the tidal waters of the Great Sandy Straits and the estuarine waterways around Fraser Island, DayTripper's expansive deck offers comfort and stability and safe boating for children.
No trip to the beach is complete without surfing a wave, riding a bike along the coast or taking a horseback ride along the tidal waters.
At a surface level, FLOW and EBB alludes to the constant rhythm of tidal water, a back and forth movement.
Or is there an economic motive for coastal property owners to do the cleanup because the new shallow / tidal water will be a food source and nursery for fisheries, toxic or not — so we could make it a safe clean part of the ocean.
A flood is defined as «surface water, waves, including tidal wave and tsunami, tides, tidal water, overflow of any body of water, or spray from any of these, all whether or not driven by wind, including storm surge».
As defined by NFIP, it is a temporary or general condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land from: mudflow, overflow of inland or tidal waters, unusual or rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source, and a collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other similar body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels.
Mudslides which are proximately caused by the overflow of inland or tidal waters and are akin to a river or liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas including your residence, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current.
Flood insurance covers flooding from overflowing rivers and creeks as well as tidal waters and flash floods.
Such loss is excluded regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any sequence to the loss... 3 (a) Flood, surface water, waves, tidal water, overflow of a body of water, or spray from any of these, whether or not driven by wind.»
Hurricanes or tropical storms, an overflow of inland or tidal waters, a rapid accumulation of rain or runoff of surface waters from any source, mudflow or collapse of land or erosion can cause flooding as well as a broken water main.
[as] whether, without permission from the Land Trust, a person holding a licence under the Fisheries Act can fish in the intertidal zone within the boundaries of either the Mainland Grant or the Islands Grant, or in the tidal waters within those boundaries.
Plus, the law now applies to only about 50,000 homes within a certain distance of tidal water.
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