Assessment of Active Sand Volumes at Rockaway Beach and Fire Island in New York and Seven Mile Island in New Jersey
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- Document: Report (8.47 MB pdf) , HTML , XML
- Data Releases:
- USGS Data Release - Archive of chirp sub-bottom profile geophysical data collected in 2014 from Fire Island, New York
- USGS Data Release - Archive of chirp subbottom profile data collected in June 2018 from Fire Island, New York
- USGS Data Release - Coastal bathymetry data collected in June 2018 from Fire Island, New York—Wilderness breach and shoreface
- USGS Data Release - Archive of chirp subbottom profile data collected in 2019 from Rockaway Peninsula, New York
- USGS Data Release - Coastal bathymetry and backscatter data collected in September and October 2019 from Rockaway Peninsula, New York
- USGS Data Release - Coastal bathymetry and backscatter data collected in June 2021 from Rockaway Peninsula, New York
- USGS Data Release - Coastal multibeam bathymetry data collected in 2018 offshore of Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
- USGS Data Release - Coastal multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data collected in May 2021 from Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
- USGS Data Release - Archive of chirp subbottom profile data collected in 2022 from Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
- USGS Data Release - Coastal single-beam bathymetry data collected in 2022 off Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
- USGS Data Release - Coastal multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data collected in May 2023 from Seven Mile Island, New Jersey
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Abstract
Between 2018 and 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed shoreface sediment availability at three Atlantic Coast barrier island study sites in support of a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation project entitled, “Monitoring Hurricane Sandy Beach and Marsh Resilience in New York and New Jersey.” The three study sites are Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, Rockaway Beach peninsula, New York, and Fire Island, N.Y. Previously interpreted geologic boundaries from shoreface geophysical surveys and data from repeat bathymetric surveys at each of the study sites were integrated to quantify the active sediment volume, or the volume of sediment that could contribute to beach and shoreline behavior over annual to decadal time scales. This report describes the methods used to calculate these volumes and the variability of active sediment volume for each survey at the three study sites. Our data show that when shoreface volumes account for varying alongshore extent of each study site, Seven Mile Island and Rockaway Beach peninsula have about 1.5 times the active sediment volume measured at Fire Island.
Suggested Citation
Buster, N.A., Miselis, J.L., Wei, E.A., and Forde, A.S., 2025, Assessment of active sand volumes at Rockaway Beach and Fire Island in New York and Seven Mile Island in New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Data Report 1211, 19 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/dr1211.
ISSN: 2771-9448 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Setting
- Methods
- Results
- Summary
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Assessment of active sand volumes at Rockaway Beach and Fire Island in New York and Seven Mile Island in New Jersey |
| Series title | Data Report |
| Series number | 1211 |
| DOI | 10.3133/dr1211 |
| Publication Date | May 22, 2025 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | Report: vii, 19 p.; 11 Data Releases |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York, New Jersey |
| Other Geospatial | Fire Island, Rockaway Beach, Seven Mile Island |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |