Area of Operations: Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States, North America
Dates: July 23, 2005 to July 30, 2005
Chief scientist: Jane Denny
Jeff Deacon, NH/VT WRD
Objectives: Sea floor mapping of Lake Winnipesaukee working with NH WRD; invasive species mapping project.
Type of Activity: Seismic profiling; Sea floor mapping; Photography;Sea floor mapping
Information to be derived: Surficial geologic map
Summary: Geophysical survey was conducted within Moultonbourough Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee using high-resolution sidescan-sonar, swath bathymetry, and chirp sub-bottom profiler. Sediment samples, video and bottom photographs were collected to ground truth the geophysics. These data will lay the foundation for further habitat studies within the Bay.
Contact: Jane Denny (jdenny@usgs.gov)
InfoBank: uses the identifier R-1-05-NH. Visit this site for more information.
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
