AKA: none
Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)
Principal Investigator(s): Amy East
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Peter Dartnell
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Interferometric
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Map bathymetry and sediment thickness of Whiskeytown reservoir to assess post-fire runoff after Carr Fire, major disaster of summer 2018
Vehicle(s): F350 G43-2783H
Start Port/Location: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
End Port/Location: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Start Date: 2018-12-10
End Date: 2019-05-31
Equipment Used: SWATH plus-M , YoNav, Van Veen, Structure from Motion - crewed aircraft, 512 chirp-source, 512 chirp
Information to be Derived: Bathymetric surface map of reservoir; sediment samples to characterize surface material (0-10 cm deep)
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Cruise data from 2018 including sonar data submitted to FAD 3/15/2019 by Pete Dartnell.
Staff: Timothy Elfers
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Whiskeytown reservoir, northern California
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 40.65396202 | South: 40.59500793 | West: -122.60499716 | East: -122.51648694 |
Platform(s):
15-ft Whaler |
Dartnell, P., Brothers, D.S., East, A.E., Currie, J., Dal Ferro, P., and Logan, J.B., 2021, Chirp sub-bottom data collected in 2019 in Whiskeytown Lake, California during USGS field activity 2018-686-FA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P958Q0DX.
East, A.E., and Dartnell, P., 2021, Grain-size data for sediment samples collected in Whiskeytown Lake, northern California, in 2018 and 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BHOPEP.
Logan, J.B., Dartnell, P., East, A.E., and Ritchie, A.C., 2020, Bathymetry, topography and orthomosaic imagery for Whiskeytown Lake, northern California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HEDYNT.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWATH plus-M | --- | Interferometric | |
| YoNav | --- | Navigation | |
| Van Veen | --- | Biology Geology | |
| Structure from Motion - crewed aircraft | --- | Photo | |
| 512 chirp-source | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
| 512 chirp | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler |
