I've been doing my research on this while I've been stuck indoors. In case anyone else comes across this thread later on:
It seems MOST are somewhere around 3/8", but a few squeak over that closer to 1/2". I think I'm going to add the holes in at 1/2" and cross my fingers. Maybe have a few that are closer to 1", and a couple of "shelves", just in case I come across LR chunks, tile pieces, or flat-bottom plugs.
This project has also kind of had some feature creep, so I'll be documenting the process for the DIY forum later.