16.1.2
Tidal Flow: Passamaquoddy, Lower Bay
of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada
lProposed to be located between Maine (USA) and New Brunswick
lAverage head is 18.1 ft
lFlow is approximately 70 billion cubic feet per tidal
cycle
lArea is approximately 142 square miles
lAbout 3.5 % of theoretical maximum would be
extracted
lTwo-pool approach greatly lowers maximum theoretical energy
lInternational Commission studied it 1956 through 1961
and found project
uneconomic then
lDeferred until economic conditions change
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