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# This Bay Moves 100 Billion Tons of Water Every Day
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/untold-earth/episode/this-bay-moves-100-billion-tons-of-water-every-day-b4ompp/
- Published: 2025-08-14T19:31:05.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T05:30:22.000Z
- Description: The Bay of Fundy's extreme 50 foot tides carry enough potential energy to power a small city.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Untold Earth, Season 2, Episode 7, #ZZZ_Episode_6fd98caa-4266-44b1-80c9-4c9c84e3e45d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_53bb3bef-6200-4947-a257-d3385486b9a0, #v1.16

Where typical ocean tides average about three feet, the Bay of Fundy’s record-setting tides soar over 50\. This means 160 billion tons of water rush through the bay twice every day, generating enough potential energy to power a small city. This singular phenomenon could revolutionize our approach to renewable energy, but harnessing the Bay of Fundy’s tidal power is also extremely complicated.