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Geospatial Datasets of Water Surface Elevation and Water Depth in New York City, NY Associated with the Remnants of Hurricane Ida – September 1, 2021

Dates

Start Date
2021-09-07
End Date
2021-09-23
Publication Date

Citation

Finkelstein, J.S., Gazoorian, C.L., and Capurso, W.D., 2023, Geospatial datasets of water surface elevation and water depth in New York City, NY associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida – September 1, 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JF4OWB.

Summary

The remnants of Hurricane Ida produced significant rainfall over the five boroughs of New York City (NYC) for several hours on September 1st, 2021. The long-duration, high-intensity rainfall resulted in extensive inundation of streets, buildings, subways, and other public spaces. In response to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission assignment, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified and surveyed high-water marks (HWMs) at 83 locations across NYC to document the peak water elevation in impacted areas (Capurso and others, 2023). This data release contains maps of water-depth and inundation extents for areas within 250 meters of surveyed HWM locations. These depth maps assume a constant water-surface elevation across [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Jason S Finkelstein, Christopher L Gazoorian
Originator :
Jason S Finkelstein, Christopher L Gazoorian, William D Capurso
Metadata Contact :
Jason S Finkelstein
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
New York Water Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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HWM_Inundation_Extents.zip 1.65 MB application/zip
HWM_Inundation_Mapping_Metadata.xml
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HWM_Inundation_Raster_Data.zip 44.71 MB application/zip
HWM_Mapping_Buffers.zip 97.79 KB application/zip
HWM_Measurements_Info.csv 3.9 KB text/csv
Extension: HWM_Inundation_Data.zip
HWM_Inundation_Data.sd 66.7 MB

Purpose

These datasets were generated in response to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mission Assignment 4615DR-NY-DOI-USGS-01, data were obtained in direct support and for situational awareness of FEMA disaster operations for a high-water or flood event.

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