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

Field Activity W0312PS

Identifier W0312PS
Alternate names W-03-12-PS
Purpose Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta
Description United States Geological Survey,Washington State Department of Ecology. Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta data of field activity W-03-12-PS in Puget Sound, WA from 05/18/2012 to 05/20/2012
Location WA
Info derived nearshore bathymetry; beach topography
Comments data files exist at: /rawdata1/2012/W-03-12-PS/bath/ew12_may_guns /rawdata1/2012/W-03-12-PS/bath/ew12_may_roses /rawdata1/2012/W-03-12-PS/topo Staff information imported from InfoBank Guy Gelfenbaum (USGS PCMSC) - Chief Scientist Andrew Stevens (USGS PCMSC) - Oceanographer Jeff Wood (Oregon State University) - Faculty Research Assistant Heather Baron (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist Rebecca Sexton (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician Ian Miller (Wash. State Sea Grant) - Coastal Scientist Brittany Johnson (San Jose State University) - Volunteer
Platform
Waverunners
Itinerary
Start Port Angeles, WA 2012-05-18
End Port Angeles, WA 2012-05-20
Bounds
West -125.75
East -122.25
North 49.75
South 47.25
Activity Collect beach topography and nearshore bathymetry data at the Elwha River delta

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Organization
Washington Deparment of Ecology(WA DOE)
, WA
Principal investigators Guy R Gelfenbaum
Crew members
Andrew Stevens
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Andrew Stevens
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff Jeff Wood (Oregon State University) - Faculty Research Assistant,Heather Baron (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Coastal Scientist,Rebecca Sexton (Wash. State Dept. of Ecology) - Field Technician,Ian Miller (Wash. State Sea Grant) - Coastal Scientist,Brittany Johnson (San Jose State University) - Volunteer

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Navigation, Transects, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
topographic equipment Profiles, Transects 1
waverunners Navigation, Single Beam 11

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Topography data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, May 2012 topographic equipment This part of the data release presents topography data from the Elwha River delta collected in May 2012. Topography data were collected on foot with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks. Andrew Stevens
Best file with nav in ArcInfo E00 format waverunners Andrew Stevens
Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Elwha River delta, Washington, May 2012 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 May 2012. 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-03-12-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-03-12-ps.062_baron waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_gelfenbaum waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_guns waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_johnson waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_markos waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_roses waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_sexton waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Global positioning system (GPS) data w-03-12-ps.062_stevens waverunners Provisional best file Andrew Stevens
Nearshore bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, May 2012, collected from personal watercraft waverunners This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta collected in May 2012 using two personal watercraft (PWCs). The PWCs were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Andrew Stevens

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity