Tidal race

Tidal currents are compensating currents of the sea, especially in coastal areas, due to the changing of the tides (tidal ). Sometimes in the Wadden Sea tidal creeks also be referred to as tidal streams. The changing of the tides flow (so-called capsizing of the Tide ) need not coincide everywhere with the highest or lowest water level.

Significant tidal currents

  • Salt traumas at Bodø in Norway, the strongest tidal current in the world.
  • Moskenstraumen, the legendary Maelstrom in Norway
  • Naruto Whirlpools on the Japanese coast in Naruto
  • Old Sow in the Gulf of Maine on the North American east coast
  • Pentland Firth between Scotland and Orkney
  • Strait of Corryvreckan on the north west coast of Scotland
  • Skookumchuck Narrows in British Columbia, Canada
  • Bitches Ramsey between Iceland and the southwest coast of Wales
  • Tidal wave in the Turnagain Arm to Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska
  • Tides
Mudflat The Bitches Cook Inlet Anchorage, Alaska
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