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What is the mean tide level at Peaks Island, ME?

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What is the mean tide level at Peaks Island, ME?

🔍 Key Concepts

• How to find mean tide level on a NOAA Tide Table or charted tidal reference • Difference between mean range of tide and mean tide level • Why tidal heights for a location like Peaks Island, ME (Gulf of Maine area) tend to be relatively large compared to more sheltered or low-range coasts

💭 Think About

• Look at a sample NOAA Tide Table for a station in Maine and identify where mean tide level is listed. How does that value compare to the listed mean high and mean low waters? • Consider whether the Gulf of Maine is known for small, moderate, or large tidal ranges. How would that overall range influence a realistic value for mean tide level? • Compare each choice with what you would expect if the total tidal range at Peaks Island were typical for coastal Maine—does any option seem too small or too large to fit a reasonable half-range value?

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure you are using mean tide level (MTL), not mean high water (MHW) or mean lower low water (MLLW) • Check that the tide range you are assuming for the area (difference between average high and low) is realistic for the Gulf of Maine coastline • Confirm that the units in the choices are consistent: feet to meters conversions should be reasonable (about 3.28 feet per meter)

Question 1 of 27070

What is the mean tide level at Peaks Island, ME?

1.8 feet (0.5 meters)

2.5 feet (0.8 meters)

3.2 feet (1.0 meters)

4.5 feet (1.4 meters)

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What is the mean tide level at Peaks Island, ME?

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Question 1 of 27070

What is the mean tide level at Peaks Island, ME?