ABSTRACT
Figure 2-1 Typical elements of a Dutch Wadden Sea tidal inlet (Van Goor, 2001) a. Flood-tidal delta The flood-tidal delta encloses the morphological features in the basin which are characterised by braided or branching channel system, inter-tidal sand and mud flats and salt marshes. Along the Dutch barrier island system, the basins are often rectangular or nearly square in shape. The morphology of the flood-tidal delta can be described in terms of channels and tidal flats. In fact, this is one system in which channels and tidal flats influence each other.
