The tnaviimiiTi stage recorded at the Rincon gauge during a large discharge event in the Nueces River was 

 7.38 ft msl on October 21, 1998. The maximum stage recorded during a tidal event not influenced by the 

 Nueces River was 5.35 ft msl on August 23, 1999, which was associated with the initial storm surge of 

 Hurricane Bret. A summary of the stage data collected during the study period is displayed in Figure 5 

 (monthly) and Table 1 (daily). 



Table 1: Summary of Daily Stage Data (ft msl), Rincon Gauge. May 16, 1996 - December 31, 1999. 



Stage 



Jan Feb 



Mar 



Apr May 



Jun 



Jul 



Aug Sep 



Oct 



Nov Dec 



Maximum 1.62 2.31 2.89 3.30 



Minimum 1.03 0.97 0.97 1.11 



Average 1.25 1.43 1.65 1.89 



3.10 5.63 5.34 4.52 5.72 7.25 3.49 1.96 

 1.32 1.25 1.00 1.08 1.25 1.18 1.05 0.97 

 1.80 1.83 1.90 1.59 2.18 2.55 1.79 1.26 



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Daily Stage at Calallen (ft) 



Figure 4: Plot of daily stage values from the Calallen and Rincon gauges. May 16, 1996, 

 through December 31, 1999. 



Appendix A ♦ A-3 



