Raglan, New Zealand low-tide area of , 2–4 m tidal range, with a spring-tide range of 2.8 m and neap 1.8 m, spring tide flow around 46 x 10 m and neap 29 x 10 m. A 2005 survey said on average water stays in the harbour 1.1 days at spring-tides, but a 2015 study showed a median residence time for whole estuary of 39.4 days with median river flows, ranging between 18 and 45 days. It is the northernmost of three large inlets in the Waikato coast (the others, also drowned river valleys, are Aotea Harbour and Kawhia Harbour). 15 significant rivers
The Sea and Little Fishes Granny is the sea, and the other witches are the fishes (at one point Nanny says that calling Granny 'full of pride' is like calling the sea 'full of water'; water is what the sea "is"). It is based on the "ancient phrase" "The big sea does not care which way the little fishes swim", which Pratchett made up at some point before the story, and finally used in "Night Watch". The witches appear as supporting characters in the Tiffany Aching stories starting with "The Wee Free Men". "A Hat Full of Sky" further develops the Witch Trials and the