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birders more<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV> At 10:44 AM 31/07/2006, you wrote: >Does anyone know how much high and low tide timing in this location >are shifted from Halifax? There is little variation in tide times along the length of Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast, unlike the situation as you travel up the Bay of Fundy. This general rule applies quite well for most bays, sounds, harbours, etc, but some estuaries with narrow mouths can experience a significant lag, caused by a "bottleneck" of water having to flow in and out of the estuary mouth. The tide times on various tide predictor sites calculate the tides for the "open" ocean, not estuaries. Cole Harbour is a large area with but a small estuary mouth, and there is a significant lag between the tide times on either side of Rainbow Haven, the beach that closes off most of the estuary. The lag also depends upon which part of the harbour you are interested in, but I'd say, on average, there is a two to three hour delay in the timing of high tide inside Cole Harbour compared to the open waters of Cow Bay. The tide times for Halifax Harbour give a good starting point. Then add 2 to 3 hours to get the tide time for Cole Harbour. I have a variety of weather and tide time links on my HRM page of the"Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" web site: http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS/HRM.htm#Weather You can also go to the federal government site to find tide times for a variety of locations. http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/english/Canada.shtml Cheers, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Maybank Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm 144 Bayview Drive White's Lake, Nova Scotia, B3T 1Z1, Canada maybank@ns.sympatico.ca (902) 852-2077 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/404 - Release Date: 31/07/2006
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