Severn River, The Severn Bore 1906
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Twice a year, in April and September, people come from all over to watch the Severn Bore, a wave varying in size from nothing more than a ripple to a wall of water several feet high. The bore occurs when the difference between high and low water is at its greatest, often over thirty feet. The sudden inward rush of water up the Severn is at its best when backed by a south-westerly wind; then the bore is like the one pictured here.

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