1. Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System

Sea and Lake Floor Mapping

Dates 1994-10-01 to 9999-12-31
Description The objective of this project is to map and characterize the sea floor of key areas offshore of the United States and other water bodies as appropriate. Regions selected for mapping include areas offshore of major metropolitan centers, key biological habitats, unique topographic features, areas where new maps are needed for process or regional studies, and areas identified by cooperators.
Keywords Apalachicola Bay, bathymetry, Boston Harbor, Cape Cod, Connecticut River, Connecticut, contaminants, geospatial datasets, Florida, Gulf of Maine, Historic Area Remediation Site, HARS, Hudson Canyon, Hudson River, Hudson Shelf Valley, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Lake Winnipesaukee, Long Island, Long Island Sound, maps, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay, multibeam mapping, multibeam sonar, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New York Bight, sea-floor maps, sea-floor characteristics, sea-floor geology, seismic-reflection profiling, sidescan sonar, Stellwagen Bank, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Status Active
Center USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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