DEVELOPMENT OF HYDRODYNAMIC, WATER QUALITY AND EUTROPHICATION MODELS - Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing, and Mathematical Modelling for Surface Water Quality Management - page 140

Figure (7-12): Water Levels calculated for the period of six months (Jan-July, 2006) at monitoring location US
exit to sea
The velocity vectors show that the flow is affected mainly by the tidal forces, which is the main
driving force in this case. Near the tidal boundary at the exit to the sea, the maximum flood and ebb
tidal velocities are about 0.55 m/s as shown in Figure (7-13) . Closer to the narrow link the flood and
ebb velocities only reach 0.25 m/s. As we continue to move further away from the sea boundary into
the mid region and northern and southern boundaries of the lake velocities tend to decrease from about
0.1 m/s to 0.05 m/s. For the monitoring location at the Edko drain inflow to the lake the maximum
velocity reaches 0.45 m/sec.
Figure (7-13): Depth averaged velocities simulation with flood tide and local drainage discharges in the Lake.