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Longitudinal characterization of a tidal marsh creek separating two hydrographically distinct estuaries

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Jones Creek, South Carolina, connects two hydrographically distinct estuarine systems: North Inlet and Winyah Bay. One hundred fifty-two sets of hydrographic measurements from February 1978 indicate the existence of a Jones Creek nodal point, an effective barrier limiting flow exchange between the end regions of the creek. Morphologic and vegetation observations and water quality ratings suggest that this nodal point is a permanent feature of Jones Creek and may be present in other similar systems.

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  1. Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, 29208, Columbia, South Carolina

    Franklin B. Schwing & Björn Kjerfve

  2. Department of Geology, University of South Carolina, 29208, Columbia, South Carolina

    Franklin B. Schwing & Björn Kjerfve

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Contribution No. 309 of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208.

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Schwing, F.B., Kjerfve, B. Longitudinal characterization of a tidal marsh creek separating two hydrographically distinct estuaries. Estuaries 3, 236–241 (1980). https://doi.org/10.2307/1352078

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