Hydrographic Surveys for Six Water Bodies in Eastern Nebraska, 2005-07

Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5048
Prepared in cooperation with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, completed hydrographic surveys for six water bodies in eastern Nebraska: Maskenthine Wetland, Olive Creek Lake, Standing Bear Lake, Wagon Train Lake and Wetland, Wildwood Lake, and Yankee Hill Lake and sediment basin. The bathymetric data were collected using a boat-mounted survey-grade fathometer that operated at 200 kHz, and a differentially corrected Global Positioning System with antenna mounted directly above the echo-sounder transducer. Shallow-water and terrestrial areas were surveyed using a Real-Time Kinematic Global Positioning System. The bathymetric, shallow-water, and terrestrial data were processed in a geographic information system to generate a triangulated irregular network representation of the bottom of the water body. Bathymetric contours were interpolated from the triangulated irregular network data using a 2-foot contour interval. Bathymetric contours at the conservation pool elevation for Maskenthine Wetland, Yankee Hill Lake, and Yankee Hill sediment pond also were interpolated in addition to the 2-foot contours. The surface area and storage capacity of each lake or wetland were calculated for 1-foot intervals of water surface elevation and are tabulated in the Appendix for all water bodies.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Hydrographic Surveys for Six Water Bodies in Eastern Nebraska, 2005-07
Series title Scientific Investigations Report
Series number 2008-5048
DOI 10.3133/sir20085048
Edition -
Year Published 2008
Language ENGLISH
Publisher Geological Survey (U.S.)
Contributing office(s) U.S. Geological Survey
Description Report: vi, 20 p.; ZIP Files
Time Range Start 2005-01-01
Time Range End 2007-12-31
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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