Skip past header information
USGS - science for a changing world
CZM logo with link to CZM home page

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1373

High-Resolution Geologic Mapping of the Inner Continental Shelf: Cape Ann to Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts


Skip past contents informationTitle Page / Table of Contents / List of Figures / Introduction / Maps / Data Collection/Processing / Interpretation / Summary / Acknowledgments / References Cited / Appendix 1 / Appendix 2 / Appendix 3 / Appendix 4 / Appendix 5


Table 4.2. Location, depth, and textural properties for bottom samples collected as part of this study.  Additional sediment data are available in appendix 1 (GIS database) and appendix 2 (Excel spreadsheet).  Links to bottom photographs at each station are in appendix 3.

Station

Zone

Depth
(m)

Latitude

Longitude

Sand
%

Silt
%

Clay
%

Gravel
%

Description
(Folk, 1974)

01

NR

17

42.7766

-70.7812

NoGrab

02

NR

27

42.7760

-70.7418

99.3

0.5

0.2

0.0

S

03

NR

29

42.7772

-70.7397

38.5

0.1

0.0

61.3

sG

04

NR

32

42.8002

-70.7373

98.7

0.8

0.4

0.1

S

05

NR

34

42.8003

-70.7219

62.0

0.5

0.3

37.3

sG

06

NR

38

42.7932

-70.7014

84.7

0.2

0.1

15.1

gS

07

NR

39

42.7940

-70.6958

98.8

0.7

0.5

0.0

S

08

NR

40

42.8148

-70.7055

51.2

0.5

0.3

48.0

sG

09

OB

52

42.8172

-70.6758

92.8

3.5

3.4

0.4

S

10

RZ

76

42.8172

-70.6280

29.3

27.2

17.7

25.8

gsM

11

OB

85

42.8302

-70.6157

2.2

59.0

38.8

0.0

M

12

RZ

71

42.8475

-70.6236

No Grab

13

RZ

70

42.8448

-70.6385

No Grab

14A

RZ

67

42.8583

-70.6588

38.1

25.2

11.0

25.7

gmS

15

OB

56

42.8695

-70.6856

33.7

42.0

24.3

0.0

sM

16A

NR

40

42.8628

-70.7247

91.8

4.4

2.9

0.8

(g)S

16B

NR

39

42.8636

-70.7276

55.8

0.2

0.1

43.9

sG

17

NR

38

42.8547

-70.7372

90.0

6.5

2.4

1.1

(g)S

18

NR

32

42.8628

-70.7571

89.2

0.8

0.3

9.8

gS

19

NR

31

42.8598

-70.7625

93.6

0.6

0.3

5.6

gS

20

NR

31

42.8631

-70.7656

97.6

1.7

0.6

0.0

S

21

SV

30

42.8677

-70.7742

46.5

2.5

1.0

50.0

sG

23

NR

26

42.8515

-70.7776

99.0

0.5

0.3

0.2

S

24

NR

26

42.8422

-70.7803

99.1

0.6

0.3

0.0

S

25

NR

30

42.8300

-70.7556

81.0

0.3

0.1

18.6

gS

26

RZ

27

42.8109

-70.7517

98.9

0.9

0.3

0.0

S

27

NR

27

42.8093

-70.7630

97.2

0.2

0.1

2.5

(g)S

28

NR

23

42.7757

-70.7652

99.2

0.5

0.2

0.2

S

29

NR

20

42.7614

-70.7669

97.8

2.0

0.3

0.0

S

30

NR

19

42.7503

-70.7631

88.6

1.2

0.1

10.1

gS

31

NR

19

42.7488

-70.7581

84.9

0.8

0.2

14.1

gS

32

NR

26

42.7406

-70.7294

89.8

5.8

0.7

3.7

(g)S

33

NR

29

42.7361

-70.7174

59.0

33.5

7.5

0.0

mS

34

RZ

18

42.7285

-70.7041

No Grab

35

NR

27

42.7145

-70.7001

94.1

1.6

0.5

3.8

(g)S

36

NR

32

42.7235

-70.6849

81.2

1.0

0.3

17.5

gS

37

NR

36

42.7191

-70.6582

97.9

1.5

0.6

0.1

S

38

NR

36

42.7414

-70.6742

99.1

0.7

0.3

0.0

S

39

NR

47

42.7428

-70.6492

95.2

3.4

1.4

0.0

S

40

OB

62

42.7500

-70.6392

81.6

12.5

6.0

0.0

mS

41

OB

74

42.7548

-70.6101

39.0

33.0

28.0

0.0

sM

42

NR

42

42.7152

-70.6122

97.0

1.9

0.9

0.1

S

43

NR

29

42.6973

-70.6050

96.5

2.5

1.0

0.0

S

45

NR

29

42.6984

-70.6152

96.7

3.0

0.4

0.0

S

46

NR

37

42.7093

-70.6409

93.2

4.7

2.0

0.0

S

47

RZ

31

42.7323

-70.6909

No Grab

48

NR

33

42.7395

-70.6935

98.3

1.2

0.5

0.0

S

49

NR

32

42.7456

-70.6996

99.0

0.5

0.3

0.2

S

50

NR

34

42.7517

-70.6899

98.8

0.8

0.4

0.0

S

51

NR

36

42.7534

-70.6835

98.3

1.0

0.7

0.1

S

52

NR

35

42.7598

-70.6867

96.5

0.4

0.3

2.8

(g)S

53

NR

28

42.7541

-70.7227

98.4

1.0

0.3

0.4

S

54

NR

25

42.7597

-70.7265

82.1

0.8

0.3

16.9

gS

55

NR

25

42.7615

-70.7238

77.7

0.4

0.2

21.8

gS

56

NR

25

42.7628

-70.7190

99.5

0.4

0.1

0.0

S

57

NR

27

42.7639

-70.7151

96.5

1.2

0.5

1.8

(g)S

58

NR

29

42.7646

-70.7107

99.3

0.4

0.2

0.1

S

59

NR

38

42.7694

-70.6921

97.8

0.4

0.4

1.5

(g)S

60

OB

61

42.7777

-70.6651

80.2

14.9

4.9

0.0

mS

61

OB

76

42.7861

-70.6354

21.4

51.6

27.1

0.0

sM

63

OB

87

42.7954

-70.6039

4.2

56.8

39.0

0.0

M

64

OB

62

42.7992

-70.6685

79.7

14.3

5.9

0.0

mS

65

NR

50

42.7951

-70.6751

95.2

2.9

1.6

0.3

S

66

NR

41

42.7828

-70.6881

97.1

1.9

0.7

0.3

S

67

NR

33

42.7817

-70.7130

98.7

0.5

0.3

0.5

(g)S

68

NR

39

42.8187

-70.7261

93.3

4.4

1.6

0.8

(g)S

69

RZ

36

42.8312

-70.7156

No Grab

70

NR

47

42.8271

-70.6949

94.8

3.3

1.9

0.0

S

71

OB

56

42.8338

-70.6747

89.3

6.7

2.8

1.2

(g)S

72

NR

42

42.8421

-70.7094

96.9

2.0

0.9

0.2

S

73

RZ

31

42.8426

-70.7275

99.8

0.1

0.1

0.1

S

74

NR

40

42.8368

-70.7300

80.9

9.1

5.2

4.8

(g)mS

75

NR

30

42.8491

-70.7588

No Grab

76

RZ

21

42.8162

-70.7609

No Grab

77

NR

19

42.8374

-70.7935

96.1

0.9

0.3

2.7

(g)S

78

NR

10

42.8303

-70.8012

99.0

0.3

0.0

0.7

(g)S

79

NR

24

42.8279

-70.7823

86.5

1.8

0.4

11.4

gS

81

NR

26

42.7833

-70.7572

82.6

0.5

0.1

16.8

gS

82

NR

14

42.7677

-70.7832

95.4

1.8

0.3

2.5

(g)S

83

NR

10

42.7413

-70.7747

96.9

0.3

0.1

2.7

(g)S

84

NR

7

42.7271

-70.7688

98.7

1.2

0.1

0.0

S

85

RZ

24

42.7278

-70.7259

No Grab

86

NR

22

42.7212

-70.7248

98.8

0.9

0.3

0.0

S

87

NR

22

42.7085

-70.7142

84.5

14.0

1.5

0.0

mS

88

NR

23

42.7046

-70.7014

97.8

1.9

0.4

0.0

S

89

NR

19

42.6916

-70.6780

95.5

4.0

0.6

0.0

S

90

NR

8

42.6713

-70.6885

98.5

1.2

0.3

0.0

S

91

NR

7

42.6888

-70.7247

98.7

1.2

0.1

0.0

S


Key to sediment descriptions (Folk, 1974):

    G = gravel S = sand M = mud
    g = gravelly s = sandy m = muddy
  (g) = slightly gravelly    

 

Skip USGS links group

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

Take Pride in America logo USAGov logo U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
End of USGS links group