IT’S back in Warrington – the famous Mersey Tidal Bore!
warrington-worldwide reader Keith Inman took his camera down to the river yesterday (Monday) and took the above photograph.
It clearly shows The Bore, sweeping through the town.
SO what is a Tidal Bore – and what is special about the Mersey Tidal Bore?
In most tidal rivers, the change from ebb to flood is a gradual process. The ebb current downstream slows, there is a period of slack water and then very slowly the flood tide starts flowing upstream.
In some rivers, however, it is different – and the Mersey is one of them.
Here, the onset of the flood tide is marked by a distinct and sometimes very vigorous wave – a Bore.
Under good conditions the Bore may be seen as far upstream as Warrington, passing the town centre about 20 minutes before high water at Liverpool.
The Mersey Bore was last in Warrington about a month ago and Mr Inman and several other warrington-worldwide readers also took photographs of it then.
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I worked at Thames Board and watched it many a time go past, when I first seen it I was looking for a fast boat, till my work mate told me about it. The good old days!!!!!!
Can anyone tell me what time it will occur this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday around Bridge Foot?
About 1327 hrs (plus or minus 20 mins. depending on the weather) It arrives usually just before the high tide time for Liverpool. It has arrived just before this time for the last 2 days. It has past it best but you should still see something.
Link to Tide table http://www.pol.ac.uk/appl/images/livpred.pdf
Keith, when us high tide at Warrington?