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Tidal Bores

A bore is the hydraulic analogue ofa sonic boom: a moving wall of water that carries the tide up some rivers that empty into the sea. For several hours after it passes the river rows upstream

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 247 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Tidal Bores” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 247 No. 4 (), p. 146
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1082-146