Other ID: 26BIM03 = WVR1; 26BIM04 = WVR2
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Other (Other)
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer (Jenna) Brown, Kara Doran
Affiliate Investigator(s): University of South Florida
Information Specialist(s): Maxwell Reynolds, Billy Reynolds, Nancy DeWitt
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Sonar: Single Beam, Sonar: Sound Velocity
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect 2026 pre-hurricane season bathymetry for Midnight Pass and Milton Pass that were created by the 2024 storms Helene and Milton. Updated bathymetry is needed to support annual monitoring efforts of the geomorphological changes in the pass and track sediment distribution patterns. The R/V G. Hill will be support vessel to the PWCs.
Vehicle(s): Ford F-350 Dually Grey (GSA), Ford F-350 Dually Silver
Start Port/Location: Englewood, FL
End Port/Location: Siesta Key, FL
Start Date: 2026-02-27
End Date: 2026-03-02
Equipment Used: SP90 GNSS Receiver, Tripod, ODOM-Echotrac CV-100, SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor, Castaway-CTD
Information to be Derived: 2026 bathymetry x,y,z data points, 2026 digital elevation models, 2026 trackline dataset. This information will also be applied in other analysis.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Kyle Kelso, Maxwell Reynolds, Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Ping Wang
Notes: Funding account is Hurricane Ian Supplemental and the account to use is GX23MN00V02FL26. R/V Scooby and R/V Shaggy are the new PWCs that are planned to be used for this survey. That information will be added to Compass as soon as they come on-line. For now, R/V Shark and R/V Chum are stand-ins. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-313-FA.
Location:
Midnight Pass is located Siesta Key, FL; Milton Pass is located in Englewood, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: | South: | West: | East: |
Platform(s):
 22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill) |  Personal Water Craft (Blue WVR2 - Chum) |  Personal Water Craft (White WVR1 - Shark) |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP90 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Tripod | --- | Mooring (physical oceanography) Benchmarks Navigation | |
| ODOM-Echotrac CV-100 | --- | Single Beam | |
| SBG Ellipse A Motion Sensor | --- | Single Beam | |
| Castaway-CTD | --- | Sound Velocity |
