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Bathymetry and selected perspective views of 6 reef and coastal areas in Northern Lake Michigan
Open-File Report
2003-120
By: Peter Barnes, Guy Fleisher, James V. Gardner, and Kristen Lee
We apply state of the art laser technology and derivative imagery to map the detailed morphology and of principal lake trout spawning sites on reefs in Northern Lake Michigan and to provide a geologic interpretation. We sought to identify the presence of ideal spawning substrate: shallow, "clean" gravel/cobble substrate, adjacent to deeper water. This study is a pilot collaborative effort with the US Army Corps of Engineers SHOALS (Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey) program. The high-definition maps are integrated with known and developing data on fisheries, as well as limited substrate sedimentologic information and underlying Paleozoic carbonate rocks.
Suggested Citation
Barnes, P., Fleisher, G., Gardner, J.V., Lee, K., 2003, Bathymetry and selected perspective views of 6 reef and coastal areas in Northern Lake Michigan: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2003-120, HTML Document, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr03120.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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Bathymetry and selected perspective views of 6 reef and coastal areas in Northern Lake Michigan