Summary for Field Activity Number 2005-004-FA

Area of Operations: Lake Winnipesaukee, Moultonborough, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States, North America

Dates: July 23, 2005 to July 30, 2005

Objectives: Sea floor mapping of Lake Winnipesaukee working with NH WRD; invasive species mapping project.

Type of Activity: Seismic profiling
Sea floor mapping
Photography

Information to be derived: Sea Floor Map
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.

USGS Project Number: 2921-0FL76 - Project Description

Contact: Jane Denny (jdenny@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier R-1-05-NH. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of RAFAEL
RAFAEL

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