Definition
The highest of the four standard low water levels, so a vessel that grounds shortly after high water on a falling spring tide may not refloat until neaps have passed. It completes the four-level framework used for secondary port height differences and provides the neap curve's lower anchor point. In the United States, the equivalent statistical levels are computed over the National Tidal Datum Epoch of 19 years.
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