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Matagorda Bay health evaluation

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All study findings are available on CD, which can be requested by e-mailing lcrasawswaterproject@lcra.org or calling 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 7208.

Study team

Scopes of work

2008	Refine bay health assessment models, support permit application, refine monitoring program design and support climate change analysis (.1MB PDF) Permit support; model refinements; and biostatistical analysis, and hydrological and hydrographic modeling for climate change analysis and long-term monitoring (.1MB PDF) Characterize benthos community trends, describe productivity in Matagorda Bay (.2MB PDF) Evaluate impact of high salinity on habitats and organisms (.1MB PDF)
2007	Model Development and Research Monitoring - Task Order 5 (.2MB PDF) Modeling Support and Review (.1MB PDF) Benthic Indicators (.2MB PDF)
2006	Model Development and Research Monitoring - Task Order 4 (.2MB PDF) Modeling Support and Review (.1MB PDF) Benthic Indicators (.2MB PDF)
2005	Model Development and Research Monitoring - Task Order 2 (.2MB PDF) Model Development and Research Monitoring - Task Order 3 (.2MB PDF) Modeling Support and Research (.2MB PDF) Benthic Indicators (.2MB PDF) Data Collection (.4.5MB PDF)
2004	Model Development and Research Monitoring - Task Order 1 (.2MB PDF)

Study findings

2008	Recommended Bay Inflow Criteria (October) (2MB PDF) Habitat Marsh Productivity Report (January) (2MB PDF)
2007	Colorado River Flow Relationships to Bay Health: Modeling Benthic Productivity (February) (.7MB PDF) Matagorda Bay Inflow Criteria Report (October) (3MB PDF) Matagorda Bay Food Supply: Nutrient and Chlorophyll a Modeling (July) (5MB PDF) Matagorda Bay Habitat Assessment Report (July) (8.5MB PDF) Existing Conditions in Matagorda Bay (April) (3MB PDF) Benthic Productivity Modeling Report (February) (1MB PDF) Characterization of Benthic Habitats in Proximity to the lower Colorado River (February) (1MB PDF)
2006	Transect Monitoring Report (December) (3MB PDF) Preliminary Matagorda Bay Inflow Criteria Report (October) (1MB PDF) Progress Report on Habitat Assessment (December) (7MB PDF) Progress Report on Biostatistical Analyses (December) (6MB PDF) Attachments (available only on CD due to large file size): A Sampling Movies B Sampling Analyses C Organism Density Movies D Organism Density Analyses E Organism Seasonal Analyses F Compiled Hydrologic Data G Preliminary 3-Month Freshet Analyses H Preliminary Freshet Analyses I Commercial Harvest Data Salinity Model (December) (37MB PDF) Bay Food Supply Progress Report (November) (10MB PDF) Colorado River Flow Split Analysis (October) (.5MB PDF) Benthic Macrofauna Response to Freshwater Inflow in the Lavaca-Colorado Estuary (July) (1MB PDF)
2005	Bay Food Supply Interim Report (December) (3MB PDF) Marsh Characterization Report (December) (2MB PDF) Progress Report on Biostatistical Analyses (December) (2MB PDF) Progress Report on Habitat Assessment (December) (5MB PDF) Progress Report on Hydrodynamic/Salinity Modeling (December) (7MB PDF) Bay Health Framework (July) (.2MB PDF) Hydrodynamic / Salinity Transport Model Selection (March) (5MB PDF)
2004	Candidate Measures of Bay Health (.3MB PDF)

Science review panel comments

2008	Comments on Colorado River Flow Relationships to Bay Health: Modeling Benthic Productivity (.1MB PDF) and Team Response (.2MB PDF)
2007	Comments on Progress Report on Biostatistical Analyses (December 2006) and Team Response (.1MB PDF) Comments on Progress Report on Habitat Assessment (December 2006) and Team Response (.1MB PDF) Comments on Benthic Productivity Modeling Report (December 2006) and Team Response (.1MB PDF) SPR comments on Salinity Model (December 2006) and Team Response (.1MB PDF)
2006	Comments on Bay Food Supply Progress Report (Nov. 2006) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on Colorado River Flow Split Analysis (Oct. 2006) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on Marsh Characterization Report (Jan. 2006) (.1MB PDF) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on 2006 Scope of Work, Model Development and Research Monitoring - Task 4 and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)

2005	Comments on Progress Report on Biostatistical Analyses (Dec. 2005) (.1MB PDF) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on Progress Report on Habitat Assessment (Dec. 2005) (.1MB PDF) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on Progress Report on Hydrodynamic/Salinity Modeling (Dec. 2005) (.1MB PDF) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on Bay Health Framework (July 2005) (.1MB PDF) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)
	Comments on Hydrodynamic/Salinity Transport Model Selection (March 2005) (.1MB PDF) and Study Team Response (.1MB PDF)

Other information

Matagorda Bay health evaluation framework (12MB PDF)
Matagorda Bay fact sheet (.1MB PDF)
Matagorda Bay – frequently asked questions (.1MB PDF)

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