Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia
Scientific Investigations Map
3213
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia
By: S.M. Wicklein, R.R. Lotspeich, and R.B. Banks III
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Abstract
Breckenridge Reservoir, built in 1938, is fed by Chopawamsic Creek and South Branch Chopawamsic Creek. The Reservoir is a main source of drinking water for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Base in Quantico, Virginia. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the USMC, conducted a bathymetric survey of Breckenridge Reservoir in March 2009. The survey was conducted to provide the USMC Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (NREA) with information regarding reservoir storage capacity and general bathymetric properties. The bathymetric survey can provide a baseline for future work on sediment loads and deposition rates for the reservoir. Bathymetric data were collected using a boat-mounted Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) differential global positioning system (DGPS), echo depth-sounding equipment, and computer software. Data were exported into a geographic information system (GIS) for mapping and calculating area and volume. Reservoir storage volume at the time of the survey was about 22,500,000 cubic feet (517 acre-feet) with a surface area of about 1,820,000 square feet (41.9 acres).
Suggested Citation
Wicklein, S., Lotspeich, R., and Banks, R., 2012, Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3213, Sheet: 36 inches x 36 inches, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3213.
ISSN: 2329-132X (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Bathymetric contours of Breckenridge Reservoir, Quantico, Virginia |
| Series title | Scientific Investigations Map |
| Series number | 3213 |
| DOI | 10.3133/sim3213 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Virginia Water Science Center |
| Description | Sheet: 36 inches x 36 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |