In order to understand the tidal current and mean flow at the west channel of Yeoja Bay in the South Sea of Korea, numerical model experiments and vorticity analysis were carried out. The currents flow north at flood and south at ebb respectively and have the reversing form in the west channel. Topographical eddies are found in the surroundings of Dunbyong Island in the east of the channel. The flood currents flow from the waters near Naro Islands through the west channel and the coastal waters near Geumo Islands through the east channel. The ebb currents from the Yeoja Bay flow out along the west and the east channels separately. The south of Nang Island have weak flows because the island is located in the rear of main tidal stream. Currents are converged at ebb and diverged at flood in the northwest of Jeokgum Island. Tidal current ellipses show reversing form in the west channel but a kind of rotational form in the east channel. As the results of tide induced mean flows, cyclonic and anticyclonic topographical eddies at the northern tip but eddies with opposite spin at the southern tip are found in the west channel of Yeoja Bay. The topographical eddies around the islands and narrow channels are created from the vorticity formed at the land shore by the friction between tidal currents and the west channel.

소리도와 욕지도 사이 해역의 유동 분포를 파악하기 위하여 2004년 5월, 6월, 10월 및 11월에 ADCP를 이용하여 정선관측 및 정점관측을 실시하였다. 25시간 정선관측에 따른 평균류의 연직분포는 욕지도 남서해역에서 북동류의 흐름이 우세하게 나타났다. 또한 25시간 정점관측 결과를 보면 상층과 하층의 경계수심이 15~20m에 존재함을 알 수 있었고, 상 하층으로의 유동분포가 다르고 상층과 하층의 변화폭이 작게 나타났다. 동서 성분 및 남북 성분에 대판 해수 수송량의 계산결과는 남서방향으로의 수송량보다 북동방향으로의 수송량이 더 크게 나타났다.