AKA: Whiskeytown reservoir
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): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, 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: 2020-09-13
End Date: 2020-09-19
Equipment Used: POS MV, Van Veen, SWATH plus-M
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: Bathymetry data successfully collected, sediment samples processed by PCMSC sediment lab.
Staff: Peter Dal Ferro, Peter Dartnell, Rachel Marcuson
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2018-686-FA
Location:
Whiskeytown reservoir, northern California
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 40.65396202 | South: 40.59500793 | West: -122.60499716 | East: -122.51648694 |
Platform(s):
15-ft Whaler |
Logan, J.B., Dartnell, P., East, A.E., and Ritchie, A.C., 2020, Bathymetry, topography and orthomosaic imagery for Whiskeytown Lake, northern California (ver. 2.0, July 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HEDYNT.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| POS MV | --- | Navigation | |
| Van Veen | --- | Biology Geology | |
| SWATH plus-M | --- | Interferometric | Bathymetric data for Whiskeytown Lake, September 2020 (These metadata describe bathymetric data collected during a September 2021 SWATHPlus survey of Whiskeytown Lake, California. Data were collected and processed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) during fieldwork activity number 2018-686-FA. The bathymetric data are provided as a GeoTIFF image.) |
