50 



40 



I 30 



•S 20 



10 - 



(a) Open water salinity 

 5000 



1996 



1997 



1998 



1999 



Total rainfall 



Total flow into Rincon Bayou 



■ ▼• ■ Average salinity; 

 -o— Average salinity: 

 -D— Average salinity: 



Reference Site (Station I) 

 Station II 

 Station III 



2000 



50 



40 



§ 30 



•i 20 



a 



10 



(b) Pore water salinity (at 49 m along the transect) 



5000 



4000 



CD 3000 

 o 



I 2000 



1000 



H 



^y^-^i 



I 



140 

 1- 120 



100 c:- 



Q. 



80 

 60 

 40 

 20 

 



Q. 

 >. 



To 

 CO 



1996 



1997 



1998 



1999 



2000 



I I Total rainfall 



Total flow into Rincon Bayou 



• ▼• • Average salinity: 

 -o— Average salinity: 

 -a — Average salinity: 



Reference Site (Station I) 

 Station II 

 Station III 



Figure 6-4: Salinity for open water (a) and pore water (b) at each sampling site for each sampling date. Cumulative 

 daily rainfall and inflow into Rincon Bayou also plotted for each period between sampling dates. 



Chapter Six ♦ 6-9 



