Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the San Francisco Bay Model, the largest hydraulic model in the world (1:1000 scale on the horizontal axis, 1:100 on the vertical axis – 320’ x 400’)

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the San Francisco Bay Model, the largest hydraulic model in the world (1:1000 scale on the horizontal axis, 1:100 on the vertical axis – 320’ x 400’)

• Used as a scientific research tool from 1958-2000 to evaluate circulation and flow characteristics of the water in the estuary system associated with the Bay and the related San Joaquin Delta
• Constructed out of 286 five ton concrete slabs
• Operates at a time scale of 1:100