Tidal and subtidal current velocity structure and forcing mechanisms are important to
forecasting estuary conditions linked to water quality problems in coastal areas. This study
combined current velocity, salinity, temperature, and water level data with analytical and
numerical models to understand dynamics in a small estuary in Downeast Maine, USA. Both
the tidal and subtidal flow, as well as the drivers of the subtidal flow, were found to have
substantial spatial variation along the estuary. An analysis of the along-channel momentum …