How do tides affect water depth?

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Okay, so they say there is no such thing as a dumb question but this one is making me feel dumb. When it’s high tide, does the depth of the water get deeper, shallower or stay the same? In my mind the deepest point would always stay the same but please explain this to me as simply as possible? Thanks! 👌

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The bottom of the ocean is practically fixed. At high tide, there is more water, and the depth at any point is higher.

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