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Kevin -

Did you see it? It could be a seiche - a lot of times when a disturbance is produced, if the natural response time of a bay or harbor matches the timing of waves coming in, it can produce large changes in water level. Here's a report of one in Lake Michigan caused by squalls:

http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/sections/engin-co...l-seiches.shtml

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Kevin -

Did you see it? It could be a seiche - a lot of times when a disturbance is produced, if the natural response time of a bay or harbor matches the timing of waves coming in,

But this happened in nearby bays, didn't it? That would seem to implicate a geographic cause (regional, like a seismic event) rather than a topographic cause (harmonic properties of a given bay). Boothbay and Bristol are totally different. http://tinyurl.com/5aq857

--David.

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I have been hearing reports from odd sources that there is a clandestine group of paddlers who have been doing some off shore experiments that may explain this phenomenon.

Peeved by the recent emphasis on the Canadian paddling by Brian Smith in his upcoming "Northeast Horizons" video, these paddlers are attempting to create a more dynamic, Bay of Fundy-like experience closer to home.

Sound crazy, I know but ...

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But this happened in nearby bays, didn't it? That would seem to implicate a geographic cause (regional, like a seismic event) rather than a topographic cause (harmonic properties of a given bay). Boothbay and Bristol are totally different. http://tinyurl.com/5aq857

--David.

Here is another more recent article:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/art..._harbor/?page=2

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