Properties of sediment collected from channels in northern San Francisco Bay, California, 2024
By Samantha C. McGill, Jessica R. Lacy, and Angela C. Tan
https://doi.org/10.5066/P13Y6KYK
Dates
Published: March 8, 2025
Summary
Bed sediment samples were collected from the channels of 4 sites within northern San Francisco Bay, California, USA. The channels sampled were located in Corte Madera Bay, San Pablo Bay, Grizzly Bay and Suisun Bay. Sediment samples were collected with push cores, by subsampling a Gomex box corer. Cores, which ranged in length from 2 to 6 centimeters (cm), were sectioned by depth. The top two sections from each core were 1 cm thick, the following sections were 2 cm thick. Samples were analyzed for sediment properties including bulk density, particle size distribution, and percent carbon.
Environmental Data
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Properties of sediment collected from channels in northern San Francisco Bay, California, 2024
Bed sediment samples were collected from the channels of 4 sites within northern San Francisco Bay, California, USA. The channels sampled were located in Corte Madera Bay, San Pablo Bay, Grizzly Bay and Suisun Bay. Sediment samples were collected with push cores, by subsampling a Gomex box corer. Cores, which ranged in length from 2 to 6 centimeters (cm), were sectioned by depth. The top two sections from each core were 1 cm thick, the following sections were 2 cm thick. Samples were analyzed for sediment properties including bulk density, particle size distribution, and percent carbon.
Data Files
NorthBayChannelCores_BD_GS_C.csv - 29.8 KB - MD5:8edf4a087a61b55aaf43067805bd8532
Metadata Files
Suggested Citation
McGill, S.C., Lacy, J.R., and Tan, A.C., 2025, Properties of sediment collected from channels in northern San Francisco Bay, California, 2024: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P13Y6KYK.
Map of coring locations
