Tides (Re: 'eight' some more)

[Alan Hartley]

Koontz John E wrote:

> Would the tide ebb and flow in the Kanawha or Ohio?

Lunar tides certainly wouldn't (detectably, at least), but the word
'tide' is also used for fluctuations in river-level caused by variations
in precip in the drainage-basin; e.g., Thomas Jefferson "In the Summer
months the boats always hold themselves in readiness [on the river] to
catch the accidental tides from showers of rain."

Alan