| Abstract: | Breckenridge Reservoir, built in 1938, is fed by Chopawamsic Creek and South Branch Chopawamsic Creek. The Reservoir is a main source of drinking water for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Base in Quantico, Virginia. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the USMC, conducted a bathymetric survey of Breckenridge Reservoir in March 2009. The survey was conducted to provide the USMC Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (NREA) with information regarding reservoir storage capacity and general bathymetric properties. The bathymetric survey can provide a baseline for future work on sediment loads and deposition rates for the reservoir. Bathymetric data were collected using a boat-mounted Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) differential global positioning system (DGPS), echo depth-sounding equipment, and computer software. Data were exported into a geographic information system (GIS) for mapping and calculating area and volume. Reservoir storage volume at the time of the survey was about 22,500,000 cubic feet (517 acre-feet) with a surface area of about 1,820,000 square feet (41.9 acres). |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70038816 |
| Citation Author: | Wicklein, S.M.; Lotspeich, R.R.; Banks, R.B., III |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Virginia Water Science Center |
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| Citation LatN: | 0383300 |
| Citation LatS: | 0383210 |
| Citation LonE: | -0772330 |
| Citation LonW: | -0772400 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | Sheet: 36 inches x 36 inches |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Scientific Investigations Map |
| Citation Series Code: | SIM |
| Citation Series Number: | 3213 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia; 2012; SIM; 3213; Wicklein, S.M.; Lotspeich, R.R.; Banks, R.B., III |
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| Citation Year: | 2012 |
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| Text: | Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia; 2012; SIM; 3213; Wicklein, S.M.; Lotspeich, R.R.; Banks, R.B., III |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/sim_3213.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3213/ |
| Date Other: | Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
