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The Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito is a fully accessible education center administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which hosts a working hydraulic model of the San...
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Bay Model Visitor Center. 2100 Bridgeway. Sausalito, CA...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model is a working hydraulic scale model of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta System. While the Bay Model is still operational, it is no longer used for scientific research but is instead open to the public alongside educational exhibits about Bay hydrology.
The 250,000 copper tags rising out of the model floor compensates for the impact of its distorted scale. Because the Bay is so shallow, if the same scale were used both the horizontal and vertical aspects, the water in the Model would not be deep enough to measure. The vertical scale is ten times greater than the horizontal scale, further exaggerating the Model’s depth. Due to this ...
The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to deliver vital public and military engineering services; partnering in peace and war to strengthen our nation’s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters.
The Bay Model is now an excellent educational tool available for anyone who is interested in learning about the Bay Area watershed and it’s unique environment.
Aug 21, 2023 · The Army Corps of Engineers built and operates the Bay Model in Sausalito, CA, a scale model of the San Francisco Bay Estuary used to predict how waterflow changes in response to levee construction, dredging, and development of other water infrastructure.
