Contents 



Page 



1-1 Chapter One - Introduction 



1-2 Backgrovind 



1-4 The Rincon Bayou Demonstration Project 



1-4 Project Features 



1-9 Participants 



1-9 Authority and Funding 



2-1 Chapter Two - Study Area 



2-1 Background 



2-1 The Nueces Estuary 



2-2 The Nueces Delta 



2-3 Hydrography of the Nueces Estuary and Delta 



2-4 Water Level 



2-6 Salinity and Freshwater Inflow 



2-8 Ecology of the Nueces Estuary and Delta 



2-8 Estuarine Habitats in the Nueces Delta 



2-11 History of the Nueces Estuary and Delta 



2-14 Changes in Hydrography 



2-18 Changes in Ecology 



3-1 Chapter Three - Hydrography 



3-1 Introduction 



3-1 Objectives 



3-2 Methods and Approach 



3-2 Data Sources 



3-3 Quantification of Hydrographic Interactions in the 



Study Area 



3-4 Identification of Hydrographic Events During the 



Demonstration Period 



3-7 Results 



3-7 Overview of Hydrographic Events that Occurred 



During the Demonstration Period 



3-9 Summary of Selected Individual Events 



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