Imagine standing on the shore of a huge reservoir. A reservoir three miles long and a mile wide. Next, imagine the dam shatters, and all the water rushes out to reveal a wet world and two rivers where the lake once was. Six hours later, imagine the dam rebuilt and the reservoir once more filled. This is what it's like to watch the tides rush in and out of China Poot Bay. On new moons and full moons, we have our greatest tidal variation and the water can rise and drop almost 30 vertical feet. This process happens roughly four times every 24 hours. Yesterday, I sat at the top of our boat ramp and took a picture around two o'clock, when the tide was in. I took a picture from the same spot just before low tide at seven-thirty in the evening. Take a look at the difference. As you compare these two pictures, remember that they are snapshots of a process that is in constant motion.
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| High tide at 2:00 p.m. |
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| Almost low tide at 7:30 p.m. |
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