EM 1110-2-1100 (Part II)
30 Apr 02
Table II-6-1
Hydraulic Characteristics of Tidal Inlets by Cubature Method
Bay Surface
Avg Phase Range
Ocean Tidal
Mean Tidal
Prism P, ft3
Area Ab, ft2
ab/ao
K
ε deg
in Bay, 2ab
Range 2ao
Inlet
Atlantic Coast
1.82 x 108
3.65 x 108
0.50
2.90
0.17
0.15
80
Shinnecock
1.59 x 109
2.69 x 109
Fire Island
0.59
4.10
0.14
0.14
83
7.89 x 108
4.48 x 108
Jones
1.76
4.50
0.39
0.35
67
4.03 x 108
1.06 x 108
East Rockaway
3.80
4.50
0.84
0.95
33
2.24 x 109
4.64 x 108
Rockaway
4.83
4.70
1.03
--
--
1.40 x 108
4.91 x 107
Manasquan
2.85
4.30
0.66
0.65
49
4.91 x 108
1.34 x 109
Barnegat
0.37
4.20
0.09
0.09
85
4.00 x 108
4.20 x 108
Indian River
1.02
4.10
0.25
0.22
75
4.20 x 109
2.56 x 109
Beaufort
1.64
3.60
0.46
0.41
63
1.59 x 108
5.31 x 108
New River
0.30
3.60
0.08
0.08
86
2.47 x 109
9.14 x 108
Winyah Bay
2.70
4.60
0.59
0.56
54
1.25 x 1010
2.40 x 109
Port Royal Sd
5.22
6.60
0.78
0.82
40
3.05 x 109
5.28 x 108
Calibogue Sd
5.78
6.60
0.88
1.07
28
3.34 x 109
5.84 x 108
Wassaw Sd
5.72
6.90
0.83
0.95
33
5.82 x 109
1.17 x 109
Ossabaw Sd
4.98
7.20
0.69
0.70
46
6.36 x 109
9.66 x 108
Sapelo Sd
6.59
6.90
0.94
1.30
20
5.94 x 109
1.04 x 109
St. Catherines Sd
5.73
7.10
0.81
0.89
36
3.43 x 109
5.19 x 109
Doboy Sd
6.62
6.80
0.97
1.50
15
2.45 x 109
5.01 x 108
Altamaha Sd
4.90
6.60
0.74
0.75
43
5.52 x 109
8.51 x 108
St. Simon Sd
6.50
6.60
0.98
1.90
0
8.34 x 109
1.41 x 109
St. Andrew Sd
5.92
6.60
0.90
1.12
26
4.11 x 109
7.93 x 108
St. Marys
5.19
5.80
0.89
1.10
27
1.87 x 109
4.40 x 108
Nassau Sd
4.25
5.70
0.75
0.76
43
1.50 x 109
1.22 x 109
St. Johns
1.23
5.20
0.24
0.21
76
5.10 x 108
1.10 x 109
Ft. Pierce
0.46
2.60
0.18
0.16
80
7.00 x 108
4.00 x 108
Lake Worth
1.75
2.60
0.67
0.66
48
Gulf Coast
8.50 x 107
4.43 x 107
Venice Inlet
1.92
2.60
0.74
0.76
42
2.61 x 108
1.29 x 108
Midnight Pass
2.12
2.60
0.82
0.90
35
2.46 x 109
1.16 x 109
Sarasota Bay
2.12
2.60
0.82
0.90
35
1.95 x 1010
1.01 x 1010
Tampa Bay
1.95
2.60
0.75
0.76
43
5.87 x 109
4.65 x 109
Pensacola Bay
1.26
1.30
0.97
1.55
14
1.56 x 1010
1.20 x 1010
Mobile Bay
1.30
1.30
1.00
--
0
5.94 x 109
8.36 x 109
Galveston
0.71
2.10
0.33
0.30
70
II-6-28
Hydrodynamics of Tidal Inlets
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