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Elevation contours of beach topography and near-shore bathymetry of Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, MN, June 2021

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2021-06-22
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2021-06-24

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Hanson, J.L., Lund, J.W., Strange, J.M., and Sattler, S.R, 2022, Beach topography and near-shore bathymetry of Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, MN, June 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9850PCH.

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The elevation contours in this dataset have a 2-foot (ft) interval and were derived from a digital elevation model (DEM) of beach topography and near-shore bathymetry of Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota. The DEM has a 10-meter (m; 32.8084 feet) cell size and was created from a LAS dataset of terrestrial light detection and ranging (lidar) data representing the beach topography, and single-beam and multibeam sonar data representing the bathymetry. The survey area extended approximately 0.85 kilometers (0.5 miles) offshore, for an approximate 1.87 square kilometer surveyed area. Lidar data were collected using a boat mounted Velodyne VLP-16 unit. Multibeam sonar data were collected using a Norbit [...]

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Data were collected in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, to define beach topography and near-shore bathymetry prior to beach nourishment in areas around the Duluth Entry to Lake Superior that have been scoured by high water levels and heavy wave activity. This survey was completed to obtain baseline data and establish pre-nourishment conditions before placing dredge spoils to mitigate beach erosion. Contour lines help illustrate the steepness of slopes and the direction the land is sloping.

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