High tide at Point Defiance today.Submitted by Washpedantic t3_10caro9 in Washington
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> Runoff simply cannot push against the sheer volume of water coming into the region.
Precisely. That's exactly why heavy local runoff has no effect on sea level. If there's an 13' king tide predicted for Potlach State Park while there's high volumes in the Skykomish River, you don't see higher tides at Point No Point. The "extra" water backs up into the Skykomish River valley and you get flooding there. Sea Level sees no significant increase.
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