U.S. Geological Survey Maps of the Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bay (combining Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary and Western Massachusetts Bay)
Scale 1:125,000
Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site
Massachusetts Seafloor Mapping Cooperative
Southeastern Massachusetts (NOS Coop)
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Scale 1:60,000
Scale 1:25,000
Scale 1:100,000
Western Massachusetts Bay
Scale 1:25,000
Other publications relating to the seafloor offshore of Massachusetts
For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey:
USGS Information Service
Box 25286
Denver, CO 80225
303-202-4200
Massachusetts Bay
(combines Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
and Western Massachusetts Bay maps)
DVD-ROM:
Butman, B., Valentine, P.C., Middleton, T.J., and Danforth, W.W.,
2007, A GIS Library of multibeam data for Massachusetts Bay and the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston,
Massachusetts. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 99. 1 DVD-ROM. Also
online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/
Scale 1:125,000
Paper:
Butman, Bradford, Valentine, P.C., Danforth, W.W., Hayes, Laura,
Serrett, L.A., and Middleton, T.J., 2004, Shaded relief, backscatter
intensity and sea floor topography of Massachusetts Bay and the
Stellwagen Bank region, offshore of Boston, Massachusetts. U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigation Map I-2734, scale 1:125,000. 2
sheets. (Also available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i2734/)
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Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site
CD-ROM:
Valentine, P.C., Danforth, W.W., Roworth, E.T., and Stillman, S.T.,
1996, Maps showing topography, backscatter, and interpretation of
seafloor features in the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site region off
Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-273,
scale 1:10,000 and 1:12,500, 2 sheets. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-344/)
Paper:
Valentine, P.C., Danforth, W.W., Roworth, E.T., and Stillman, S.T.,
1996, Maps showing topography, backscatter, and interpretation of
seafloor features in the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site region off
Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-273,
scale 1:10,000 and 1:12,500, 2 sheets
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Massachusetts Seafloor Mapping Cooperative
Barnhardt, W.A., Andrews, B.D., Ackerman, S.D., Baldwin W.E.,
Hein C., 2009, High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner
Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1373,
DVD-ROM (Also available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1373/).
Barnhardt, W.A., Andrews, B.D., 2006, Mapping the seafloor geology
offshore of Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3042
(Also available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2006/3042/).
Ackerman, S.D., Butman, B., Barnhardt, W.A., Danforth, W.W.,
Crocker, J.M., 2006, High-resolution geologic mapping of the inner
continental shelf; Boston Harbor and approaches, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1008, DVD-ROM (Also available
online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1008/).
Barnhardt, W.A., Andrews, B.D., Butman, B., 2006, High-resolution
geological mapping of the inner continental shelf; Nahant to Gloucester,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1293,
DVD-ROM (Also available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1293/).
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Southeastern Massachusetts (NOS Coop)
Poppe, L.J., Paskevich, V.F., Butman, B., Ackerman, S.D., Danforth, W.W., Foster, D.S., and Blackwood, D.S., 2006, Geological interpretation of bathymetric and backscatter imagery of the sea floor off eastern Cape Cod: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1048, DVD. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1048/
Poppe, L.J., Ackerman, S.D., Foster, D.S., Blackwood, D.S., Butman, B., Moser, M.S., and Stewart, H.F., 2007, Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Quicks Hole, Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1357, DVD. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1357/
Poppe, L.J., Ackerman, S.D., Foster, D.S., Blackwood, D.S., Williams, S.J., Moser, M.S., Stewart, H.F., and Glomb, K.A., 2007, Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes of Great Round Shoal Channel, offshore Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1138, DVD. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1138/
Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Foster, D.S. Blackwood, D.S., Williams, S.J., Ackerman, S.D., Barnum, S.R., and Brennan, R.T., 2008, Sea-floor character and sedimentary processes in the vicinity of Woods Hole, Massachusetts: Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1004, DVD. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1004/
Poppe, L.J., McMullen, K.Y., Williams, S.J., Ackerman, S.D., Glomb, K.A., and Forfinski, N.A., 2008, Enhanced sidescan-sonar imagery, offshore southeastern Massachusetts: Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1196, CD-ROM. Available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1196/
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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Scale 1:60,000
CD-ROM:
Valentine, P.C., Middleton, T., and Fuller, S., 2001, Sea floor maps showing topography, sun-illuminated topographic imagery, and backscatter intensity of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts: USGS Open-File Report #00-410, 1
CD-ROM, scale 1:60,000. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-410/)
Paper:
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2003 a, Sea floor
topography of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off
Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations
Series Map I-2676-A, scale 1:60,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2003 b,
Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary off Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey
Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2676-B, scale 1:60,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2003 c, Backscatter
intensity and sun-illuminated sea floor topography of the Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2676-C, scale
1:60,000
Scale 1:25,000
Topography
(a series of 18 individual quadrangle maps)
CD-ROM:
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., and Polloni, C., 1998, Sea floor topographic map and perspective view imagery of Quadrangles 1-18,
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston, Massachusetts:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-138, 1 CD-ROM. (Also
available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-138/)
Paper:
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 1 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-502, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-503, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 3 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-504, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 4 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-505, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 5 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-506, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 6 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-507, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 7 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-508, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 8 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-509, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 9 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-682, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 10 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-683, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 11 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-684, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 12 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-685, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 13 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-726, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 14 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-727, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 15 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-728, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 16 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-729, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., Unger, T.S., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 17 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-730, scale
1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Roworth, E.T., 1997, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 18 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-731, scale
1:25,000.
Sun-Illuminated Seafloor Topographic Imagery
(a series of 18 individual quadrangle maps; scale: 1:25,000)
CD-ROM:
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., Baker, J.L., and Polloni, C., 2000,
Sun-illuminated sea floor topographic map and perspective view imagery
of Quadrangles 1-18, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
off Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
99-363, 1 CD-ROM. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/of99-363/)
Paper:
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2000, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 1 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2701, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 1999, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2702, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 1999, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 3 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2703, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2000, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 4 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2704, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 1999, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 5 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2705, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 1999, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 6 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2706, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 1999, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 7 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2707, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 1999, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 8 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2708, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2000, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 9 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2709, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2000, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 10 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2710, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2000, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 11 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2711, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2000, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 12 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2712, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2001, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 13 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2713, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2001, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 14 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2714, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2001, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 15 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2715, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2001, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 16 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2716, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Baker, J.L., and Unger, T.S., 2001, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 17 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2717, scale 1:25,000.
Valentine, P.C., Unger, T.S., and Baker, J.L., 2001, Sun-illuminated sea floor topography of Quadrangle 18 in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston,
Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series
Map I-2718, scale 1:25,000.
Scale 1:100,000
Paper:
Valentine, P.C., Schmuck, E.A., Signell, R.P., and Ryland, C.A.,
1995, Seafloor topography of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays and
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 95073, scale 1:100,000.
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Western Massachusetts Bay
Topography
(a series of 3 individual quadrangle maps; scale: 1:25,000)
DVD-ROM:
Butman, B., Valentine, P.C., Middleton, T.J., and Danforth, W.W.,
2007, A GIS Library of multibeam data for Massachusetts Bay and the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston,
Massachusetts. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 99. 1 DVD-ROM. Also
online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/
Paper:
Butman, Bradford, Hayes, Laura, Danforth, W.W., and Valentine, P.C., 2003, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 1 in Western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2731-A, scale
1:25,00. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2731a).
Butman, Bradford, Hayes, Laura, Danforth, W.W., and Valentine, P.C., 2003, Sea floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in Western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2732-A, scale
1:25,000. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2732a).
Shaded Relief
(a series of 3 individual quadrangle maps; scale: 1:25,000)
DVD-ROM:
Butman, B., Valentine, P.C., Middleton, T.J., and Danforth, W.W.,
2007, A GIS Library of multibeam data for Massachusetts Bay and the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston,
Massachusetts. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 99. 1 DVD-ROM. Also
online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/
Paper:
Butman, Bradford, Hayes, Laura, Danforth, W.W., and Valentine, P.C., 2003, Shaded relief and sea floor topography of Quadrangle 1 in Western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2731-B, scale
1:25,000. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2731b).
Butman, Bradford, Hayes, Laura, Danforth, W.W., and Valentine, P.C., 2003, Shaded relief and sea floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in Western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2732-B, scale
1:25,000. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2732b).
Backscatter intensity , shaded relief and seafloor topography
(a series of 3 individual quadrangle maps; scale: 1:25,000)
DVD-ROM:
Butman, B., Valentine, P.C., Middleton, T.J., and Danforth, W.W.,
2007, A GIS Library of multibeam data for Massachusetts Bay and the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Offshore of Boston,
Massachusetts. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 99. 1 DVD-ROM. Also
online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/99/
Paper:
Butman, Bradford, Hayes, Laura, Danforth, W.W., and Valentine, P.C.,
2003, Backscatter intensity, shaded relief and sea floor topography of Quadrangle 1 in Western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2731-C, scale
1:25,000. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2731c).
Butman, Bradford, Hayes, Laura, Danforth, W.W., and Valentine, P.C.,
2003, Backscatter intensity, shaded relief and sea floor topography of Quadrangle 2 in Western Massachusetts Bay offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: U.S.
Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2732-C, scale
1:25,000. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/i-2732c).
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Other Publications Relating to the Seafloor in Massachusetts Bay
CD-ROM:
Butman, B., and Lindsay, J.A. (Eds.), 1999, A marine GIS Library for
Massachusetts Bay: focusing on Disposal Sites, Contaminated Sediments,
and Sea Floor Mapping: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-439,
1 CD-ROM. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/of99-439/start.htm)
Gutierrez, B.T., Butman, Bradford, and Blackwood, D.S., 2001,
Photographs of the sea floor of Western Massachusetts Bay, offshore of
Boston, Massachusetts, July 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 00-427, 1 CD-ROM. (Also available on line at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/of00-427/)
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