Field Activity 2013-602-FA

Identifier 2013-602-FA
Purpose Examine delta nearshore habitat structure, facies, sediment transport, and benthic invertebrate community composition in response to estuary restoration and sediment disturbance related to the March 22, 2014 Oso (SR530) landslide
Location Port Susan Bay, Stillaguamish Delta, WA
Summary Site and instrument deployment dates submitted to FAD 6/7/2018
Info derived Sediment particle size; carbon content; benthic invertebrate community composition
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2014-675-FA Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2015-632-FA
Projects
Platform
Unknown
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Stanwood, WA 2013-11-14
End Stanwood, WA 2018-12-31
Days in the field 5-10
Bounds
West -122.47
East -122.31506348
North 48.2502835
South 48.16526094

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Eric Grossman
Crew members
Eric Grossman
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Eric Grossman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Steve Rubin, USGS-WFRC

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Location-Elevation
Data type: CTD, Turbidity, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
CTD Surveys (geochemical), Experiments (geochemical), CTD (no data reported)
turbiditymeter Turbidity 1
Handheld GPS Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets


Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Oceanographic time-series measurements collected in the Stillaguamish River Delta, Port Susan, Washington, USA from March 2014 to July 2015 turbiditymeter Water level, flow velocity, temperature, salinity, and turbidity were measured in a breach constructed in a flood-protection levee surrounding a restored former agricultural area in Port Susan, Washington, USA, near the mouth of the Stillaguamish River. Data were collected in a breach known as PSB1 at 15-minute intervals from March 21, 2014 to July 1, 2015 using a SonTek Argonaut-SW current meter, an In-Situ Aqua TROLL 200 pressure, conductivity, and temperature sensor, and an FTS DTS-12 turbidity sensor. Daniel J Nowacki

Datasets not currently associated with specific equipment

Dataset name Description Dataset contact
Discharge measurements collected in the Stillaguamish River Delta, Port Susan, Washington, USA in March, April, and May 2014 Tidal water discharge within two breaches constructed in a former flood-control levee of a restored agricultural area in Port Susan, Washington, was measured repeatedly during several tidal cycles. Measurements were made on March 27, 2014, April 16, 2014, May 18, 2014, and May 29, 2014 at breach PSB1, and on May 29, 2014 at breach PSB2. These data were collected using a boat-mounted Teledyne RDI RiverRay 600 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) or a Teledyne RDI StreamPro 2000 kHz ADCP, depending on date. ADCP transect data were collected and initially reviewed using WinRiver II software and reprocessing and final review was completed with QRev software. Daniel J Nowacki

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity