Tidal strait explained

A tidal strait is a strait through which a tidal current flows. Tidal currents are usually unidirectional but sometimes are bidirectional. Tidal straits, though they are narrow seaways, are technically not rivers. They are frequently of tectonic origin. In them, currents develop because of elevation differences between the water basins at both ends.^[1] Tidal straits can connect seas and oceans, as well as estuarine zones.^[2]

Tides sometimes allow sediments to collect in tidal straits.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Sediment trap (geology)
• Tidal circularization

External links

• A facies‐based depositional model for ancient and modern, tectonically–confined tidal straits
• Deltas sourcing tidal straits: observations from some field case studies
• Notes on shipwrecks in the Arthur Kill ship graveyard

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tidal depositional systems in the rock record: A review and new insights . basin.earth.ncu.edu.tw . April 9, 2012 . 27 May 2019 . Longhitano, Sergio G.; Mellere, Donatella; Steel, Ronald J.; Ainsworth, R. Bruce.
2. Book: South Bronx-Oak Point Link: Environmental Impact Statement . 1982 . 2 . en.
3. Longhitano . Sergio . Steel . Ronald J. . June 2015 . Deltas sourcing tidal straits: observations from some field case studies . 31st International Association of Sedimentologists - Meeting of Sedimentology . 27 May 2019.
4. Rossia . V.M . Longhitano . S.G. . Mellere . D . Dalrymple . R. W . Steela . R.J. . Chiarellae . D. . Olariua . C. . November 2017 . Interplay of tidal and fluvial processes in an early Pleistocene, delta-fed, strait margin (Calabria, Southern Italy) . Marine and Petroleum Geology . 87 . 14–30 . 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.02.021 . 27 May 2019. subscription .