Table 9. Existing and potential future marsh conditions in Cousins River, Yarmouth. Tidal elevations derived from Prince's Point, Yarmouth (Dickson, 2009).

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	0.37	6.21-8.40	0.06	-0.31	-84.23
Low Marsh	MSL-MHW	-0.31-4.21	0.10	1.69-6.21	0.44	0.34	328.84
Open Water	<MSL	<-0.31	0.10	<1.69	0.13	0.03	24.50

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