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Suspended-sediment concentrations and loss-on-ignition from water samples collected in the Herring River during 2018-19 in Wellfleet, MA (ver 1.1, March 2023)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2018-11-12
End Date
2019-10-23
Revision
2023-03-20

Citation

De Meo, O.A., Suttles, S.E., Ganju, N.K., and Marsjanik, E.D., 2022, Suspended-sediment concentrations and loss-on-ignition from water samples collected in the Herring River during 2018-19 in Wellfleet, MA (ver 1.1, March 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZL2IPN.

Summary

The Herring River in Wellfleet, MA is a tidally-restricted estuary system. Management options including potential restoration of unrestricted tidal flows require an understanding of pre-restoration sediment conditions. Altering future tidal flows may cause changes in net sediment flux and direction, which could affect marsh restoration and aquaculture in Wellfleet Harbor. This research aims to measure sediment fluxes seaward of the Herring River restriction and sediment concentrations landward of the restriction. These measurements will inform management efforts by estimating the sediment budget and sediment availability after possible removal of the tidal restriction.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Olivia A De Meo
Originator :
Olivia A De Meo, Steven E Suttles, Neil Kamal Ganju, Eric D Marsjanik
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards

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Purpose

Water samples collected periodically in the Herring River, Wellfleet, MA, between November 12, 2018, to October 23, 2019, were analyzed for suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) and organic matter content via loss-on-ignition (LOI). These data are used to calibrate a time series of optical turbidity measurements.
Herring River, Wellfleet, MA
Herring River, Wellfleet, MA

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Revision 1.1 by VeeAnn Cross on March 20, 2023. To review the changes that were made, see “revision_history.txt” in the attached files section.

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