Data

This dataset represents elevation data of the beach topography and near-shore bathymetry before placing dredge spoils on the beach at Minnesota Point near the Duluth Entry of Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota. The data was acquired using a lidar sensor, single-beam and multibeam sonars. The dataset includes DEMs of the terrestrial beach areas and topobathy (combined terrestrial and...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill on April 20, 2010, caused extensive injury to natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and Gavia immer (common loon) were negatively affected from the spill. The Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group funded the project Restoration of Common Loons in Minnesota to restore common loons lost to the spill. In 2020–2021, study lakes in a seven-county region in...

The data includes 1) results of a preliminary pilot study to evaluate six materials for use as benthic mats in open water control of invasive mussels and 2) a definitive study to evaluate the effects of 10-, 20-, and 30-day treatment with plastic and polyvinyl benthic mats on zebra mussel and native juvenile mussel survival and benthic macroinvertebrate diversity and abundance. The study...

The study compared the survival of quagga mussels after a 4 to 5-day treatment with carbon dioxide infusion under a mat and a 30-day treatment under canvas and polyvinyl benthic mats. The study was conducted in Good Harbor Bay, Leelanau County, Michigan. The data include water quality (dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, conductivity) and water chemistry (alkalinity and hardness), quagga...

This dataset accompanies the article "Estimating seasonal and monthly movement rates of invasive silver carp with a temporally variable hidden Markov model". The data come from the experimental capture and tagging of invasive silver carp with acoustic transmitters. These transmitters emit signals that are detected and recorded on receivers that are strategically placed above, within, and...

The data were collected as part of a study using underwater cameras to describe fish habitat preferences under the ice in four backwaters located in Pools 7 and 8 on the Upper Mississippi River. The dataset contains both environmental data and fish abundance data. The environmental data were collected at each site to describe the conditions and water quality at the time of sampling. The...

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission sea lamprey program is concerned with the risk of lampricide applications to non-target animals, especially those of conservation concern. Conneaut Creek (Ohio and Pennsylvania) is routinely treated for larval sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) and contains a population of salamander mussels, which has been proposed for listing as federally endangered by...

Recreational-grade sidescan sonar offers a rapid and cost-effective method for imaging benthic environments, and recent advances in image processing techniques have shown promise for producing automated, reproducible substrate maps from sonar imagery. To investigate potential suitability of substrates for lake sturgeon spawning habitat, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation...

This dataset accompanies the article "Evaluating the effects of a multi-modal deterrent on upstream passage by invasive carp and native species". The deterrent used proprietary, engineered sounds, directional strobe lighting, and an ensonified bubble curtain to deter invasive carp from passing upstream. The data come from capture and tagging of invasive silver carp and grass carp along...

Lidar data is remotely sensed high-resolution elevation data collected by an airborne collection platform. Using a combination of laser range-finding, GPS positioning and inertial measurement technologies; Lidar instruments are able to make highly detailed Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) of the earth's terrain, man-made structures and vegetation. Breaklines are used in surface models to...

This dataset describes the laboratory antimycin-a water sample processing data and spatial and temporal measured antimycin-a water concentrations sampled during a 2024 native fish restoration in Munson Creek Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Fintrol, containing the active ingredient antimycin-a, was applied to Munson Creek by the Crater Lake National Park Service staff and the U.S...

Large wood is an important part of ecosystem functions in rivers around the world, including serving as fish habitat, providing nutrient sources, and contributing to geomorphic processes. This dataset was produced to support the study of large wood dynamics in Pool 8 of the Upper Mississippi River System. The dataset contains 60 polygons located along shoreline of the main channel, side...