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The tide has an average range of 18.4 feet (5.6 m) (and range that can exceed 26 feet) and there are strong currents as large volumes of sea water flow into and out of the bay twice a day. [1] The bay is very shallow with the average depth being about 10 metres (33 ft) and about one third of its area is exposed at low water. [ 2 ]
Cobscook Bay State Park is a public recreation area occupying 888 acres (359 ha) on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine.The park offers a view of dramatically changing tides that on average can rise to 24 feet (7.3 m) high with some reaching as high as 28 feet (8.5 m).
Tide tables, sometimes called tide charts, are used for tidal prediction and show the daily times and levels of high and low tides, usually for a particular location. [1] Tide heights at intermediate times (between high and low water) can be approximated by using the rule of twelfths or more accurately calculated by using a published tidal ...
Bradbury Mountain State Park: Cumberland: Pownal: 730 300 1939 Mountain biking Camden Hills State Park: Knox, Waldo: Camden, Lincolnville: 5,710 2,310 1947 Trails: hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling Cobscook Bay State Park: Washington: Edmunds Township 871 352 1964 Cobscook Bay: Tide watching Crescent ...
The Head Tide Historic District encompasses a formerly industrial, now rural village at the head of tide of the Sheepscot River in Alna, Maine.The area had been industrially active since the mid-18th century, but its mills declined and were all destroyed by 1949, leaving a predominantly residential area with a number of houses dating mainly to the period before 1860.
Birch Point State Park is a public recreation area occupying 62 acres (25 ha) on Penobscot Bay in the town of Owls Head, Knox County, Maine. [3] The state park features a sandy, crescent-shaped "pocket beach" [4] with scenic views of the Muscle Ridge Islands dotting Muscle Ridge Channel. [5] The park is managed by the Maine Department of ...
The app includes photos, anchorage locations, an interactive National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chart, launches and pumpouts. Anyone can download the app and access content, but only current MITA members have full access to all app features. [6] Rising Tide Brewing brews Maine Island Trail Ale, a session IPA. [7]
The narrow gauge Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway closely followed the river through the town of Whitefield to Head Tide from 1895 until 1933 and bridged the river between the villages of Whitefield and Head Tide. At Wiscasset the estuary is bridged by the Maine Central Railroad Rockland Branch and by U.S. Route 1.