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Minor Clay Step features near Shorty's Island on the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, ID

Dates

Release Date
2014-01-01
Start Date
2007
End Date
2013
Publication Date

Citation

Fosness, R.L., 2014, Minor Clay Step features near Shorty's Island on the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, ID: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97VU70Z.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. The minor clay step features are defined as having a vertical face that is less than or equal to 1.5 meters. The clay step features were qualitately identified using an underwater video monitoring sysyem. The extent and magnitude of the clay steps were mapped using a muliteam bathymetric echosounder system.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Ryan L. Fosness
Originator :
Ryan L. Fosness
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Idaho Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Purpose

The minor clay steps can be used to define the benthic habitat characteristics near current white sturgeon spawning grounds. The data may provide unrealized areas of species preferred habitat.
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  • Model Data Management Function (MDMF)

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P97VU70Z

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