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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-615-FA

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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): Andrew Stevens

Affiliate Investigator(s): Susan De La Cruz

Information Specialist(s): Andrew Stevens

Data Type(s): Biological Field Study: Surveys (biological), Sonar: Single Beam, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: Profiles

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect nearshore bathymetric and topographic profiles, collect grab samples for characterization of benthic communities

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Ford F350 MT use only; pickup - white; G43-2784H, MarFac; Ford F350 pickup/stake truck; 6 pass; G82-0317H, MarFac; Chevy Suburban - gray; 7 pass; G62-2874L

Start Port/Location: Eureka, CA

End Port/Location: Eureka, CA

Start Date: 2025-04-14

End Date: 2025-05-02

Equipment Used: sample, Cee HydroSystems Ceescope, Radio (base), Base - Trimble, RTK GPS, Trimble R10

Information to be Derived: bathymetry, topography, benthic community composition

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Bathymetry data and beach topography data collected and archived on FAD.

Staff: Kai Parker, Daniel Powers, Timothy Elfers, Jackson Currie

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Coastal waters off Humboldt Bay

Boundaries
North: 40.95189883 South: 40.58371632 West: -124.43801899 East: -124.05212503

Platform(s):

photo of Parke Snavely
Parke Snavely
photo of Waverunner 1 (SC)
Waverunner 1 (SC)
photo of Waverunner 2 (SC)
Waverunner 2 (SC)

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
sample --- Surveys (biological)
Cee HydroSystems Ceescope --- Single Beam
Radio (base) --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Base - Trimble --- Transects
Profiles
Benchmarks
Navigation
RTK GPS --- LIDAR
Transects
Benchmarks
Profiles
Navigation
Trimble R10 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects

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