Abstract
The Gulf of San Miguel, 30 km wide at its mouth and extending 40 km inland, is the estuary of river systems that drain eastern Panama. The Gulf consists of a central scour channel up to 36 m deep, flanked by semicircular bays. The tide has a range of up to 7 m, and maximum surface tidal currents average 200 cm/sec on the flood tide and 230 cm/sec on the ebb tide....
Recommended Citation
Swift, Donald J., and R. G. Pirie. 1970. "Fine-sediment dispersal in the Gulf of San Miguel, western Gulf of Panama: A reconnaissance." Journal of Marine Research 28, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1175
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