Table 11. Existing and potential future marsh conditions at Thomas Bay, Brunswick. Tidal elevations derived from NOS tide data (NOS, 2009a). A 3rd decimal place was added due to small calculated areas.

Feature	Tidal Range	Elev Range (ft)	Existing Area (sq km)	Future Elev Range (ft)	Future Area (sq km)	Difference (sq km)	Percent Change
High Marsh	MHW-HAT	4.21-6.40	0.125	6.21-8.40	0.032	-0.093	-74.52
Low Marsh	MSL-MHW	-0.31-4.21	0.078	1.69-6.21	0.177	0.099	128.05
Open Water	<MSL	<-0.31	0.010	<1.69	0.030	0.020	196.44

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