Location and elevation data were collected along with peat auger cores during six U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field activities from 2013-2018 in and around Grand Bay, Mississippi (MS) and Alabama (AL) and used in models described by Smith and others (2024). Peat auger cores were described, photographed, and the thickness of the peat unit was measured with a measuring tape. Following collection, the distance from the core location to various geomorphic boundaries (e.g., upland, marsh shoreline, water edge, ...

The data from the bathymetric mapping of Lake Okeechobee are provided in two forms: as raw data files and as elevation contour maps