and formthe sand bank or bar. The light debris of rivers isdeposited only in a calm. Rules for the location of the bar and the channelat the mouth of any river, on any coast :— 1. From any source learn the direction of the pre-vailing sea current. This may be ascertained by ob-serving the direction… … 2. If the river waters turn to the right bank (seeriver A), then the sea current is from the left bank,and the bar is located at the left bank, is near theshore, and well defined. 3. If the river waters turn to the left bank (seeriver C), then the sea current is from the right bank,and the bar will…
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