This article is about Washington D.C.. For London, UK, see Tidal Basin railway station. For the natural landform type, see basin. For generic artificial basin or vessel that can be flooded and drained, see drydock.
Tidal Basin
The Tidal Basin (foreground), the Washington Monument (on left) and the Jefferson Memorial (on right), July 2016
Potomac River 38°52′49″N77°02′25″W / 38.88028°N 77.04028°W / 38.88028; -77.04028 (Tidal Basin (District of Columbia) Inlet Gate)
Primary outflows
Washington Channel 38°52′58″N77°01′59″W / 38.88278°N 77.03306°W / 38.88278; -77.03306 (Tidal Basin (District of Columbia) Outlet Gate)
Basin countries
United States
Surface area
107 acres (0.43 km2)
Average depth
10 feet (3.0 m)
Surface elevation
3 feet (0.91 m)
References
"Tidal Basin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
The Tidal Basin is a man-made reservoir located between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. The Basin is part of West Potomac Park, is near the National Mall and is a focal point of the National Cherry Blossom Festival held each spring. The nearby Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial overlook the Basin, which is south of the Washington Monument.
The TidalBasin is a man-made reservoir located between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. The Basin is part of West Potomac...
English and Spanish, and attempted to flee the scene by jumping into the TidalBasin, which had an average depth of 10 feet (3.0 m). The police pulled her...
to treat the water, which made the TidalBasin, also known as Twining Lake, suitable for swimming. The TidalBasin Beach, on the site of the future Jefferson...
defence length Creation of fresh water reservoirs Establishment of tidal energy basins Development of fixed-level harbour docks Construction of docks for...
that is subject to tidal flow. Turbines installed in the barrage wall generate power as water flows in and out of the estuary basin, bay, or river. These...
proposed that the "Speedway" (a now non-existing route around the D.C. TidalBasin) be turned into a "Field of Cherries". In 1909, Scidmore decided to raise...
Tidal power or tidal energy is harnessed by converting energy from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity using various methods. Although...
the action of two strike-slip faults Tidalbasin, an area that fills with water at high tide Tropical cyclone basins, oceans or areas of oceans used for...
Montrose Basin is a nearly circular tidalbasin which makes up part of the estuary of the River South Esk and which sits just inland of the town of Montrose...
Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station located on the estuary of the Rance River in Brittany, France. Opened in 1966 as the world's first tidal...
construction and its dedication in 1943. A row of Cherry Trees along the TidalBasin in Washington DC were originally a gift from Japan as a symbol of friendship...
Tidal range is the difference in height between high tide and low tide. Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces exerted...
form an enlarging trumpet-shaped channel between the entrance, lock or tidalbasin and the approach channel, in order to guide vessels in entering or leaving...
from Cemetery Hill (northern) at the top down to the Inner TidalBasin (near TidalBasin at the bottom) and including the promontory in the middle called...
Memorial The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace sculptures Jefferson Pier TidalBasin paddle-boat dock. Between the Capitol steps and the Lincoln Memorial...
TidalBasin railway station was a railway station near the Royal Victoria Dock, Canning Town, London, on the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway...
a short canal, separating the tidalbasin from the main shipping basin. When vessels enter the lock from the tidalbasin, if the water level is lower than...
West Potomac Park within Washington, D.C. at 24 E Basin Drive SW, which is a part of the TidalBasin. Authorized in 1990, with a groundbreaking in 2000...
Turkey Run, Cabin John Creek, Minnehaha Branch, and Little Falls Branch. The Tidal Potomac River lies below the Fall Line. This 108-mile (174-km) stretch encompasses...
element meant to simulate a tidalbasin. The tidalbasin is located across a walkway from Grizzly River Run and became the catch basin for water from the raft...
southern hemisphere. In a semi-enclosed basin, such as the North Sea, Kelvin waves, though being the dominant tidal wave propagating in alongshore direction...
basin complex covers about 500 acres (2.0 km2), consisting of: an inner set of floating docks, developed from 1834 onwards; and an outer tidalbasin,...
The South Ferry Basin is a tidalbasin on the River Mersey, in England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. Situated near the southern dock system, it is...
between the water basins at both ends. Tides sometimes allow sediments to collect in tidal straits. Sediment trap (geology) Tidal circularization Longhitano...
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