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Tidal scour
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<p>Tidal scour is "sea-floor <a href="/facts/Erosion/gaGJXy0W">erosion</a> caused by strong <a href="/facts/Tidal_currents/zNstvWPv">tidal currents</a> resulting in the removal of inshore sediments and formation of deep holes and channels". Examples of this hydrological process can be found globally.[<i>better source needed</i>] Two locations in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> where tidal scour is the predominant shaping force is the <a href="/facts/San_Francisco_Bay/gupuMeaU">San Francisco Bay</a> and the <a href="/facts/Elkhorn_Slough/HKIUKsF9">Elkhorn Slough</a>.[<i>better source needed</i>] Tidal force can also contribute to bridge scour.[<i>better source needed</i>] </p>