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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
The least depth in the navigable parts of a waterway, governing the maximum draft of vessels that can enter.
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Generally, the same as a tailwind; in wave forecasting, wind blowing in the direction of ocean-wave advance.
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Database of information which is geographically referenced, usually with an associated visualization system.
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A shoal formed by ebb and flood tides in the middle of the channel of the lagoon or estuary end of an inlet.
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The upper and lower levels reached by a wave on a beach or coastal structure, relative to still-water level.
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A small point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of water from the shore.
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A relatively narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water (e.g., Strait of Gibraltar). See also sound.
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That part of the beach which is uncovered by water (e.g. at low tide sometimes referred to as drying beach).
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The configuration of a surface, including its relief and the positions of its streams, roads, building, etc.
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The area which drains naturally to a particular point on a river, thus contributing to its natural discharge.
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