plot of total discharge versus time for 24 June 1976 is shown in Figure 34; 

 tidal prisms for 1962 and 1976 are given in Table 4. 



"■^ -10 - 



-30 



-60 



0600 1200 1800 2400 



Figure 34. San Luis Pass tides and 

 discharge 24 June 1976. 



Table 4. San Luis Pass hydraulic characteristics. 



Dace 



West Bay 



tidal range 



(ft) 



Method 



Prlsji 

 (£t3 X lO') 





Veloc 



Itles (ft/s) 





\' 



\ 



^T 



Vg.ax 



^Tmax 



2 Feb. 1962 







Discharge 

 (one ebb) 



1.51 



2.18^ 



2.07 



1.70 



3.22 



2.64 



3-5 May 1965 



1.17 



Bay range-area 



Discharge 



(two flood, one ebb) 



1.85 

 1.59^ 



1.89 



1.80^ 



l.A8^ 



3.23^ 



2.652 



July-Aug. 1969 



0.91 



Bay range-area 



1.4A 





















24 June 1976 



0.97 



Bay range-area 

 Discharge 

 (one ebb) 



1.53 

 1.51 



1.^,3 



1 75 



1.35 



2.84 



2.19 



20-23 July 1976 



0.95 



Bay range-area 



Discharge 



(three flood, three ebb) 



1.50 

 1.87^ 



2.08 



1.98^ 



1.623 



iVlb^ 



2?433 



.^ Average current speed at Lhe centerllne of the gorg^ 

 '^ValuGs based on 1962 discharge-veiociLy relationships. 

 ^Values based on June 1976 discharge-velocity relationship 



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