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Whiskeytown Lake

Aerial view of a lake showing the surrounding landscape elevation and the water depth using shades of color.
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Detailed Description

Bathymetry and Imagery of Whiskeytown Lake, California. Researchers used this map and others to subtract out the volume of new sediment accumulating at creek outlets after the Carr Fire, from which they were able to calculate post-fire sediment yields.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

USGS data release
Bathymetry, topography and orthomosaic imagery for Whiskeytown Lake, northern California (ver. 2.0, July 2021)