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  2. Ship grounding - Wikipedia

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    In accidental cases, it is commonly referred to as "running aground". When unintentional, grounding may result simply in stranding, with or without damage to the submerged part of the ship's hull. Breach of the hull may lead to significant flooding, which in the absence of containment in watertight bulkheads may substantially compromise the ...

  3. Beaching (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    Beaching (or landing) is the process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore, or grounded deliberately in shallow water. This is more usual with small flat-bottomed boats. Larger ships may be beached deliberately; for instance, in an emergency, a damaged ship might be beached to prevent it from sinking in deep water.

  4. Body of water - Wikipedia

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    a water feature usually consisting of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a reflective surface. Reservoir: a place to store water for various uses, especially drinking water, which can be a natural or artificial (see lake and impoundment). Rill: a shallow channel of running water. These can be either natural or human-made.

  5. Nantucket Shoals - Wikipedia

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    Detail from NOAA nautical chart 12300 showing the Nantucket Shoals in relation to Nantucket Island.. Nantucket Shoals is an area of dangerously shallow water in the Atlantic Ocean that extends from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, eastward for 23 miles (37 km) and southeastward for 40 miles (64 km); in places water depth can be as shallow as 3 feet (0.91 m). [1]

  6. Rip current - Wikipedia

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    Radiation stress is the force (or momentum flux) that is exerted on the water column by the presence of the wave. When a wave reaches shallow water and shoals, it increases in height prior to breaking. During this increase in height, radiation stress increases, because of the force exerted by the weight of the water that has been pushed upwards.

  7. Will Texas run out of groundwater? Experts explain how ... - AOL

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    If you have a shallow well located near a river, and your water level runs low, you can assume it’s related to the drought. With extreme drought, water wells can run dry. You can tell your water ...

  8. Squat effect - Wikipedia

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    The squat effect is the hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a vessel moving through shallow water creates an area of reduced pressure that causes the ship to increase its draft (alternatively decrease the underkeel clearance of the vessel in marine terms) and thereby be closer to the seabed than would otherwise be expected.

  9. The Best Water Workouts You Should Try This Summer - AOL

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    When you think of working out, there’s a good chance running, weight lifting, spin class and some tire-pushing, heavy duty boot camp come to mind — but what about water workouts? The pool is ...