Ebb Tide –

The ebb is the portion of the tidal cycle when the tide is falling and water is moving out of bay systems towards (in the case of the Texas coast) the Gulf of Mexico.

Erosion

– Erosion is the wearing away of land by natural forces, such as wave action or wind energy. Erosion may occur over a long period of time, such as in the case of shoreline change, or over the short-term, such as in the case of scour.

Estuary

– An estuary is the transition zone between one or more rivers and the open sea. It includes the region of a river mouth in which the freshwater from the river intermixes with the salt water from the sea, creating brackish water.

Exceedance Probability –

See ‘Return Period’