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Southern California saw stormy seas combine with king tides on Jan. 11-12, causing flooding of low-lying coastal areas. New moons at perigee will occur again on Feb. 9, March 10 and April 8.
Battery Point Light was one of the first lighthouses on the California coast. Rugged mountains and unbridged rivers meant coastal travel was essential for the economic survival of this region. In 1855, Congress appropriated $15,000 for the construction of a lighthouse on the tiny islet, which is connected to Battery Point by an isthmus which is ...
Keeler, formerly known as Hawley, is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, United States. [3] Keeler is located on the east shore of Owens Lake 11.5 miles (19 km) south-southeast of New York Butte. [4] The population was 71 people at the 2020 census, [5] up from 66 at the 2010 census.
Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is named after Samuel Merritt, Oakland's mayor in 1867–1869, who had the lagoon dammed turning the tidal lagoon into a salt water lake. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods. It is historically significant as the United States ...
Monday’s haul is indicative of what can be expected this week as the California Dawn 2 out of Berkeley Marina returned with 16 limits of halibut to 20 pounds and 4 striped bass trolling in the ...
These, along with the tides, provide a challenge to ships navigating through the waters. The strong tides create powerful rip tides and bore tides which are sometimes among the largest in the world. Tidal bores occur within the inlet, and especially Turnagain Arm, almost daily, but are usually too small to notice. Large bores tend to occur ...
Hawaii. There are actually three sites for this national monument, in Alaska, California, and Hawaii, but the most recommended location is the latter, in Oahu — the site of the 1941 Pearl Harbor ...
Alamere Falls is a coastal waterfall in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, it flows directly into the ocean. It is one of only two coastal waterfalls in California, the other being McWay Falls. Alamere Falls tumble over fragile shale cliffs at Alamere Creek Beach. Upstream of the main Alamere Falls is the upper Alamere ...