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Hydrogeomorphic data along transitioning Coastal Plain rivers (Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers): implications for a rising sea level

Dates

Start Date
2016-10-01
End Date
2019-10-17
Publication Date

Citation

Doody, T.R., Kroes, D.E., Bukaveckas, P.A., Hupp, C.R., and Noe, G.B., 2023, Hydrogeomorphic data along transitioning Coastal Plain rivers (Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers): implications for a rising sea level: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B1UCFT.

Summary

Data on changing hydrogeomorphic characteristics along river gradients from nontidal through tidal freshwater to oligohaline reaches along the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers, Virginia. Shapefile data include location and elevation profiles of the river valleys along multiple digital cross-sections from lidar digital elevation models, satellite visible imagery, and geographic information system analysis. These data were used to help interpret fundamental changes in regime along rivers as they transition from watersheds into the coastal zone.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Gregory B Noe
Process Contact :
Thomas R Doody, Daniel E Kroes
Originator :
Thomas R Doody, Daniel E Kroes, Paul A Bukaveckas, Cliff R Hupp, Gregory B Noe
Metadata Contact :
Thomas R Doody
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Mattaponi Pamunkey DEM cross sections.png thumbnail 1.47 MB image/png
MattaponPamunkeyRiverTransects.zip 8.63 MB application/zip
MattaponiPamunkeyValleyTransects.zip 5.23 MB application/zip
RiverAndFloodplainCharacteristicData.zip 879.65 KB application/zip

Purpose

Data were collected to characterize changing hydrogeomorphology along rivers transitioning from non-tidal to tidal near in upper estuaries.

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