King Tide Photo Initiative

2021-22 King Tides Photos

In early January, extreme high tides (known as King Tides) coincided with a major storm, resulting in many dramatic images submitted by volunteers that reveal the vulnerability of roads, bridges, and other low-lying infrastructure around Humboldt Bay.

To see some of the best submitted photos from the 2021-22 King Tides, check out our King Tides Photo Album 2021.

Photo: King Tide waves near the old railroad tracks across from the bay entrance (south of Elk River). Robin Gray-Stewart, 12-4-21.

King Tides Photo Initiative: Focus on the old railroad, December 4 & 5

UPDATE: To see some of the best submitted photos, check out our King Tides Photo Album 2021.

If you missed it, there will be another set of King Tides on January 1-3.

The highest tides of the year (known as King Tides) are coming Saturday & Sunday, December 4 & 5, and all you need to get involved is a smartphone or a camera!

This year, we are focusing on the old railroad tracks around Humboldt Bay. Built over a century ago when sea level was 18 inches lower than it is today, the railroad hasn't operated in decades. But coal interests are scheming to seize the railroad from the State of California to export coal to Asia via Humboldt Bay. Visit NoCoalInHumboldt.org for more info on the growing coalition fighting this terrible proposal.

Photo: Erosion along the rail line near Bracut Industrial Park, Jan. 11, 2020.

King Tide Photo Initiative: January 11 & 12, 2021

The third wave of this winter's King Tides are coming on January 11-12, 2021. Please join our King Tide Photo Initiative to help document rising sea levels around Humboldt Bay!

Photo: Expanding erosion under the railroad dike next to Highway 101 at Bracut, Jan. 11, 2020.

Sea Level Rise and King Tides at Eureka Slough

King Tides are the highest tides of the year which happen during full or new moons around the winster solstice. They provide a glimpse into the future, when higher tides will become more frequent as sea level rises.

On the north end of Eureka, along Eureka Slough just behind Target, there's a pole showing the height of the water level. And there's a sign explaining the relationship between certain water levels and scientific projections of sea level rise.

King Tide Photo Initiative: February 8-9, 2020

Another set of King Tides are coming on February 8-9. Please join our King Tide Photo Initiative to help document rising sea levels around Humboldt Bay!