Rivers and bays that have been known to exhibit bores include those listed below.
Asia tidal bore overwhelming local infrastructure in 2024 •
Ganges–
Brahmaputra,
India and
Bangladesh •
Indus River,
India and
Pakistan •
Sittaung River,
Burma •
Qiantang River,
China, which has the world's largest bore,
Oceania Australia •
Styx River,
Queensland •
Daly River,
Northern Territory New Zealand •
Wairoa River,
Northland Region Papua New Guinea •
Fly River •
Turama River Europe Ireland •
River Shannon, up the
Shannon Estuary to Limerick, Ireland: 21 September 2013
United Kingdom , 20 September 2005 , 20 September 2005 •
River Dee,
Wales and
England •
River Mersey. The second highest tidal bore after the Severn bore, up to high. The bore tends to form around the
Manchester Ship Canal. • The
Severn bore on the
River Severn, Wales and England, up to high • The
Trent Aegir on the
River Trent, England, up to high. Also other tributaries of the
Humber Estuary. •
River Parrett •
River Welland • The
Arnside Bore on the
River Kent •
River Great Ouse •
River Ouse, Yorkshire. Like the Trent bore, this is also known as "the Aegir". •
River Eden •
River Esk •
River Nene. This was also known as the Eagre. •
River Nith •
River Lune, Lancashire •
River Ribble, Lancashire •
River Yealm,
Devon •
River Leven, Cumbria Belgium •
Durme,
Flanders France The phenomenon is generally named
un mascaret in French. but some other local names are preferred. The restoration of the bore has been sufficient that in July 2013, professional surfers rode a -high wave up the Petitcodiac River from Belliveau Village to
Moncton to establish a new North American record for continuous surfing. • The
Shubenacadie River in Nova Scotia. When the tidal bore approaches, completely drained riverbeds are filled. It has caused the deaths of several tourists who were in the riverbeds when the bore came in.
Tour boat operators offer rafting excursions in the summer. • The bore is fastest and highest on some of the smaller rivers that connect to the bay including the
River Hebert and
Maccan River on the
Cumberland Basin, the
St. Croix and
Kennetcook rivers in the
Minas Basin, and the
Salmon River in Truro.
Mexico Historically, there was a tidal bore on the
Gulf of California in Mexico at the mouth of the
Colorado River. It formed in the estuary about
Montague Island and propagated upstream. It was once very strong, but diversions of the river for irrigation have weakened the flow of the river to the point the tidal bore has nearly disappeared.
South America Brazil •
Amazon River in
Brazil, up to high, running at up to . It is known locally as the
pororoca. •
Mearim River in Brazil •
Araguari River in Brazil. Very strong in the past, it is considered lost since 2015, due to buffaloes farming, irrigation, and dam construction along the river, leading to substantial loss of water flow.
Venezuela •
Orinoco River in
Venezuela Chile •
Southern Channels, ex. Canal de Castro, Chiloé Island (fjord of Castro) in
Chile ==Lakes with tidal bores==