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Topographic and hydrographic survey data for the São Francisco River near Torrinha, Bahia, Brazil, 2014

Data Series 965
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Company for Development of the São Francisco and Parnaiba River Valleys
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ds965

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Abstract

Navigable inland waterways, including lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, are important transportation routes for people and goods in Brazil. Natural and anthropogenic effects coupled with recent severe droughts have led to decreased inland waterway navigation. The Company for Development of the São Francisco and Parnaíba River Valleys (CODEVASF) has recognized the decrease in waterway navigation and is investing resources to help restore selected reaches of the São Francisco River for navigation. In 2011, CODEVASF signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) seeking technical assistance and engineering expertise in waterway navigation and bank stabilization. The Torrinha-Itacoatiara study reach near Torrinha, Bahia was 1 of 12 conceptual waterway navigation improvement feasibility studies and was the focus of this study. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the USACE and CODEVASF, collected topographic and hydrographic data from May 22 to June 12, 2014, to provide baseline data for supporting computational streamflow models.

This report presents the surveying techniques and data-processing methods used to collect, process, and disseminate topographic and hydrographic data. All standard and non‑standard data-collection methods, techniques, and data process methods were documented. Additional discussion describes the quality-assurance and quality-control elements used in this study, along with the limitations for the Torrinha-Itacoatiara study reach data. The topographic and hydrographic geospatial data are published along with associated metadata.

Suggested Citation

Fosness, R.L., and Dietsch, B.J., 2015, Topographic and hydrographic survey data for the São Francisco River near Torrinha, Bahia, Brazil, 2014: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 965, 28 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds965.

ISSN: 2327-638X (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Topographic and Hydrographic Survey Methods
  • Topographic and Hydrographic Geospatial Data
  • Streamflow Measurement Data
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References Cited
  • Appendix A. Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Post-Processing Tip Sheet
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Topographic and hydrographic survey data for the São Francisco River near Torrinha, Bahia, Brazil, 2014
Series title Data Series
Series number 965
DOI 10.3133/ds965
Year Published 2015
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Idaho Water Science Center
Description Report: vi, 28 p.; GIS Datasets
Time Range Start 2014-05-22
Time Range End 2014-06-12
Country Brazil
State Bahia
City Torrinha
Other Geospatial São Francisco River
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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