Story: Ocean currents and tides
Estuaries like Manukau Harbour change with the outgoing tide from a coastal inlet to mudflats. Currents in estuaries are mainly generated by tides, and wash sediment in and out along channels visible at low tide.
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Photograph by Lloyd Homer
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