Dataset description: Nearshore bathymetry data collected from personal watercraft

This portion of the USGS data release presents bathymetric data collected during surveys performed on the Elwha River delta, Washington in 2018 (USGS Field Activity Number 2018-648-FA). Bathymetric data were collected using personal watercraft (PWCs) equipped with single-beam sonar systems and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers.

Version	1
Keywords	sea-floor characteristics, single-beam echo sounder, GPS measurement, marine geophysics, bathymetry
Data types	Single Beam
Format	comma-delimited text;
Amount	67.05 MB

Contacts

Contact	Andrew Stevens PCMSC_data@usgs.gov

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Location of materials and files

Public files	https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/6171daded34ea36449a86d49?name=ew18_bathy.csv https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6171daded34ea36449a86d49 https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KXA2SI https://doi.org/10.5066/F72N51GC
Metadata	https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/metadata/pcmsc/DataReleases/ScienceBase/DR_P9KXA2SI/ew18_bathy_pwc_metadata.xml Outline - Questions and answers - Text - XML

Activities and equipment

Activity	Equipment
2018-648-FA	Waverunners