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The Dangers of Shifting Sandbars
The bottom here rises and falls dramatically, forming underwater hills of sand and sediment. Shifting currents can actually push those hills around, leaving them in unexpected places. Bob Weisberg says that even on a good day, shifting sandbars can be a big problem for navigation. He's working on how to determine where sediments go after a storm.
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