Turquoise Waters of the Caribbean

Submitted by Nicabuff on 15 January, 2007 - 22:45.
Turquoise Waters of the Caribbean

Why is it the Nicaragua's Caribbean sea appears turquoise but beaches are murky? Does all the silt from the rivers cling to the coast? Otherwise, there would be some nice white sand beaches over there.

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Rivers....Bays....Lagoons

Submitted by gordo on 18 January, 2007 - 21:35.

During the Dry season it is mosly clear......But during the Rainy season the whole Coast is muddy silty water until you get offshore a couple miles or so....Lots of runoff from the Rivers and Lagoons along with a usual Southern rip tide...The areas close to the Rivers are worse...I can't think of another country that has as many Rivers and Lagoons as Nicaraguas Atlantic Coast...The Rivers and the Strong Tide keep the whole Coast well flushed....Corn Island and the Misquito keys stay clear all year...except maybe once in a while during a bad blow.

There are miles

Submitted by GranadaSherif on 18 January, 2007 - 10:14.

of white sand beaches. The water is clear in many parts, and it gets clearer during the dry Season. Near Bluefiedls on a beach called False Bluff the water is Turquoise and clear (not always) and the beach is very white, Also near Pearl Lagoon. There are guides that take tourists across the lagoon to a private beach. The Tourists camp there and walk Mile and Miles of white sand beaches (Sand flies are a bt of a problem though at times when there is not wind). The water gets clearer the Further away (south) you walk from Punta Barra (Bar Point) where the lagoon opens to the sea.

The reason it is not as clear near the beaches

Submitted by Jack Davies on 18 January, 2007 - 20:00.

is because the waves are busy washing the nice white sand as they roll back into the ocean.

Evidence to the Contrary

Submitted by GranadaSherif on 18 January, 2007 - 20:09.

Most places the beaches are being built up. Evidence of this is the new project completed between El Bluff and Falso Bluff. The Danish government closed this section with Rocks and Concrete blocks. making no possible to walk from el bluff onto the beach as was possible before Hurricane Joan in 1988. 1 month after the project completion, white sand deposits were visible along the man made rocks. Eventally,I would guess less than 10 years, the a new (old) beach would form (again). The Wave action Brings in sand, not washes it away.

You right though about the Ebb and Flow of the waves, they bring in sand and then suck some back out to see as they roll back. It is the normal action of the waves. But generally that action builds beaches not destroy them... ON the Cays it is different story, some cays are shrinking. 10 years ago Crawl cay had a few meters more on its east side.

I didn't that it washed it away.

Submitted by Jack Davies on 18 January, 2007 - 22:43.

I just said that it washed the sand.

good

Submitted by Che Guevara on 17 January, 2007 - 15:09.

question.

To my sight, all of the beaches

Submitted by toms on 17 January, 2007 - 18:16.

here are white sandy beaches.

In close, because of the Tradewinds and rainy seasons it does get a little murky but when conditions are favorable the "Blue Wata" comes right in the the white sandy beaches....

When the silt is sturred up it is muddy out almost to the end of the Continental shelf (about 90 miles) but one passing tide of calm weather and all is Blue Wata again...

Just a natural Phanonima

Lyin' Farmer John Wayne