060813 Moncton tidal bore Petitcodiac River

Tidal bore (river flows backwards -- upstream -- due to tide) on Petitcodiac River at Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on 13 Aug 06.

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• Moncton
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[lymph12]

how high is this wave at this point?

[moloh15]

I heard that the tidal bore can be 3-4 feet (1+ metres) in places, but as per the video, is no more than a few inches by the time it reaches Moncton nowadays.

[jfpack]

I had a friend from Moncton who said they called it the "total bore" Apparently it was a lot bigger before the river was dammed and channeled so much. It is in the bay of fundy with its 50 ft tides, those are friggin amzing.

[phoenix12239]

when I was a kid visiting my grandma in moncton,in the 60's, the bore came in as a solid wall i dunno how many feet high. it was an awesome sight. it is so much smaller now.

[Jacqui1999]

Someone who has a camcorder should come back to see the new Tidal Bore. They have opened the small gate at the end of the dam. The water has left the Petticodiac Lake on the other side of the gate, and the banks of the river are widening, the water is less brown, the wave has increased in size, and the river fills up a lot faster after the wave than it did!

[goeland70]

@1481scotty the screw up was when they made that man made lake in the first place

[ericleb01]

@1481scotty I don't see how Graham has anything to do with this, since the causeway was built in 1969 and the Moncton dump near the river was closed in the '90s. Opening the causeway will unfortunately pollute the river even more, but at least the fish and rive will come back. We can worry about the pollution later.

The tidal bore used to be one of the highest in the world, sometimes over two meters. I'd like to see it hit its peak again in my lifetime.

[SOUTHHEIGHTS9]

Hmmm , i never heard of " Tidal Bore " before ........i must read up on it

[MrCommentandRate]

I know the guy in person who is the head of the whole "removing the causeway" project!

[26chrismar]

Now that the causeway's finally open, hopefully the tidal bore will no longer be the "total bore" :)

[1481scotty]

The river is so polluted that it is not safe to stand beside. It has PCB leachage from old transformers that are buried next to it and raw sewage that is dumping directly into it, the only thing holding it back is the causeway gates, take them out and 21kms of lake gets polluted too, doesn't sound to smart to me , got to love our Liberal gov for causing an environmental disaster and proud of doing so. Shawn Graham , you are a dick.

[rmbflow]

wow, its so beautiful lol