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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1003
Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Branford, Connecticut

Perspective view of an idealized sedimentary furrow,

Perspective view of an idealized sedimentary furrow in the muddy cohesive sediments of north-central Long Island Sound. Figure shows the linear depression with gently sloping walls, longitudinal ripples, bioturbation, and nucula shells.

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