| Identifier | W0611PS | ||||||||
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| Alternate names | W-06-11-PS | ||||||||
| Purpose | Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta | ||||||||
| Description | United States Geological Survey,Washington State Department of Ecology. Single beam bathymetry collection data of field activity W-06-11-PS in Puget Sound, WA from 08/25/2011 to 08/28/2011 | ||||||||
| Location | WA | ||||||||
| Info derived | beach topography, nearshore bathymetry | ||||||||
| Comments | Staff information imported from InfoBank George Kaminsky (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Chief Scientist Heather Baron (Oregon State University) - Faculty Research Assistant Andrew Stevens (USGS PCMSC) - Oceanographer Diana McCandless (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician Andrew Ryan (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician Jonathan Felis (USGS WERC) - Biological Science Technician | ||||||||
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| Activity | Single beam bathymetry collection |
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2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
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Washington Deparment of Ecology(WA DOE)
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| Affiliate principal | George Kaminsky (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) | ||||
| Affiliate staff | Heather Baron (Oregon State University) - Faculty Research Assistant,Diana McCandless (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician,Andrew Ryan (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician |
| Data category: | Location-Elevation, Sonar |
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| Data type: | Navigation, Single Beam |
| Equipment | Usage description | Data types | Datasets |
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| waverunners | Navigation, Single Beam | 5 |
| Dataset name | Equipment | Description | Dataset contact |
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| Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format | waverunners | Andrew Stevens | |
| Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2011 | waverunners | This part of the data release presents a digital elevation model (DEM) derived from bathymetry and topography data of the Elwha River delta collected in August 2011. Two dams on the Elwha River, Washington State, USA trapped over 20 million m3 of sediment, reducing downstream sediment fluxes and contributing to erosion of the river's coastal delta. The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams between 2011 and 2014 induced massive increases in river sediment supply and provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the response of a delta system to changes in sediment supply. The U.S. Geological Survey developed an integrated research program aimed at understanding the ecosystem responses following dam removal that included regular monitoring of coastal and nearshore bathymetry and topography. As part of this monitoring program, the USGS conducted a bathymetric and topographic survey in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Elwha River delta, Washington (USGS Field Activity Number W-06-11-PS). Bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. DEM surfaces were produced from all available elevation data using linear interpolation. | Andrew Stevens |
| Global positioning system (GPS) data w-06-11-ps.063_guns | waverunners | Provisional best file | Andrew Stevens |
| Global positioning system (GPS) data w-06-11-ps.063_red | waverunners | Provisional best file | Andrew Stevens |
| Nearshore bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, August 2011, collected from personal watercraft | waverunners | This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta collected in August 2011 using two personal watercraft (PWCs). The PWCs were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. | Andrew Stevens |