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Merrymeeting Bay USGS ADCP Profiles April 24, 2008
Abbagadassett Point


Reference River Flow: USGS Station Kennebec River: N. Sidney  38,000 cfs.

Time: 1151-1200 Low Tide at Chops: 10:25 High Tide: 16:40

Incoming tide, but flow still out.

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@AbbyPt 001

Width: 1615 feet

Average Velocity: 1.56 feet/second

Notes: -3.7 feet to water surface from top of first stick when started transect


Time: 1250-1258 Incoming tide, but flow is still out. Even though flow is outgoing, water level here is rising because Chops cannot pass massive high flows fast enough.

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@Abby_again_001

Width: 1,648 feet

Average Velocity: 0.03 feet/second

Notes: -3.0 feet to water surface from top of first stick when started transect



Time: 1300-1309

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@Abby_again_002

Width: 1,658 feet

Average Velocity: 0.16 feet/second

Notes: -2.5 feet to water surface from top of first stick when ended transect



Time: 1405-1416

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@Abby_again_003

Width: 1,743 feet

Average Velocity: 0.97 feet/second

Notes: -1.3 feet to water surface from top of first stick when started transect



Time: 1514-1526

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@Abby_again_004

Width: 1,770 feet

Average Velocity: 0.76 feet/second

Notes: -3.1 feet to water surface from top of second stick when started transect



Time: 1600-1611, Almost high tide, but flow has never reversed.

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@Abby_again_005

Width: 1,767 feet

Average Velocity: 0.19 feet/second

Notes: -2.5 feet to water surface from top of second stick when started transect



Time: 1722-1730

Location: Abby Point

Transect: Ken@Abby_again_006

Width: 1,784 feet

Average Velocity: 1.35 feet/second

Notes: -2.7 feet to water surface from top of second stick when ended transect




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