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Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia

Scientific Investigations Map 3213
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3213

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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).

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia
Series title Scientific Investigations Map
Series number 3213
DOI 10.3133/sim3213
Year Published 2012
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Virginia Water Science Center
Description Sheet: 36 inches x 36 inches
Country United States
State Virginia
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