VONQUISHA

TIDAL BORES

• wave caused by the funneling of a flood tide as it enters a long, narrow, shallow inlet.

WHAT CONDITIONS ARE NEEDED FOR TIDAL BORE TO OCCUR.

• The river must be fairly shallow.
• It must have a narrow outlet to the sea.
• estuary, or place where the river meets the sea, must be wide and flat.

QIANTANG RIVER, CHINA

• southeast Chinese river that originates in the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi .
• Largest river on Zhenjiang province

DESCRIPTION

• water can rise up to a height of 30 feet
• noise sounds like thunder, or thousands of horses running.
• They watch this tide at festivals
• River Tidal Bore Watching Festival last from July 17th to October 7th.
• The best day to see this is the 18th day of lunar month

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