Paul E Grams
Laura V Alvarez
Matt Kaplinski
Scott A Wright
20210723
Digital Elevation Models (DEM) Data
comma-separated values (csv)
Flagstaff, AZ
U.S. Geological Survey
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9O00Z44
Laura V. Alvarez
Paul E. Grams
20211006
An Eddy‐Resolving Numerical Model to Study Turbulent Flow, Sediment, and Bed Evolution Using Detached Eddy Simulation in a Lateral Separation Zone at the Field‐Scale
publication
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
vol. 126, issue 10
n/a
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006149
These topographic/bathymetric digital elevation models (DEMs) were collected and compiled to characterize erosion and deposition in the Colorado River and in an adjacent zone of laterally recirculating flow (eddy) during both average flow conditions and during a controlled flood that occurred in March 2008. The objectives of the study were to measure changes sandbar morphology that occurred during changes in discharge associated with the controlled flood. These data were collected between February 6 and March 31, 2008 in a 1-mile study reach on the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park beginning 44.5 miles downstream from Lees Ferry, Arizona. These data were collected by the USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center with cooperators from Northern Arizona University and funding provided by the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. All bathymetric data were collected with a multibeam sonar system (Reson Seabat 8124 sonar with TSS MAHRSS reference system for heave, pitch, roll, and heading). Topographic data were collected by conventional total station. These data can be used to study changes in channel morphology associated with changes in streamflow conditions.
The purpose of these data is to better understand the relation between discharge, streamflow velocity, and sediment transport for use in predictive models of sediment transport and deposition and erosion. These data were created to test predictions of sediment erosion and deposition for the March 2008 controlled flood released from Glen Canyon Dam. It was also anticipated that these data would be used to build and calibrate future models for streamflow and sediment transport.
These data can be used to characterize channel topography and bathymetry for the indicated dates and times and can be considered to accurately represent the channel at the 1-m resolution that is provided. The high-density multibeam sonar measurements of bathymetry provide a good estimate of the average elevation of each 1-m grid. However, because of this averaging, these data do not provide a detailed characterization of surface roughness for scales smaller than 1 meter. Because much of the study reach is mobile sand, the channel morphology is subject to change with changes in streamflow and sediment supply. These data therefore cannot be assumed to be accurate for any times other than the times of data collection. Data users should read the entire metadata record and acquire any manuscript identified as ‘Larger Work Citation' to have a complete understanding of how these data were created and used. The data are specific to the uses identified in the metadata record and any other use of these data would be inappropriate. See 'Distribution liability' statements for more information.
20080206
20080331
ground condition
None planned
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USGS Thesaurus
bathymetry
bathymetry measurement
controlled flooding
digital elevation models
field experiments
freshwater ecosystems
hydrology
multibeam sonar
sediment transport
sedimentation
stream discharge
streamflow
topography
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
inlandWaters
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:60f9e4c1d34e3ccd82fee7f6
None
channel morphology
eddies
erosion
deposition
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program
high-flow experiment
lateral flow separation zones
predictive models
recirculating flow
Reson Seabat 8124 sonar with TSS MAHRSS reference system
sandbars
sandbar morphology
sediment erosion
sediment depostion
streamflow velocity profile measurements
stream channel
streamflow condtions
streamflow models
streamflow velocity
topographic data
total station
USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Arizona
Colorado River
Eminence Break
Glen Canyon Dam
Grand Canyon National Park
Lees Ferry
Marble Canyon
None
Eminence Break field site
river mile 44.5
river mile 45
Willie Taylor field site
none
none
Paul E Grams
U.S. Geological Survey
Research Hydrologist
mailing and physical
Mail Stop 9395, 2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff
AZ
86001
US
928-556-7385
pgrams@usgs.gov
This research was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation through the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program.
No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted
No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted
Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.
No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted
No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted
Development of the DEM_RM44_20080206_1200.csv to DEM_RM44_20080331_1600.csv data tables (15 files): Bathymetry was surveyed with a multibeam sonar system (Reson Seabat 8124 sonar with TSS MAHRSS reference system for heave, pitch, roll, and heading) deployed from a motorized inflatable raft. Boat position and elevation were tracked using a robotic total station. Areas above water and shallow areas near the shoreline were surveyed with conventional total station techniques. The multibeam and conventional surveys were combined and converted to 1 m grids to create a single digital elevation model. The conventional survey point density was about 0.5 to 1 points per square meter and the multibeam density varied from 10 to 1000 points per square meter depending on boat speed and sweep overlap. DEMs created from different surveys were compared over stable surfaces, such as gravel bars and bedrock. These differences ranged from 8 to 10 cm at 95% RMS.
2008
Development of the DEM_RM45_2008027_1100.csv to DEM_RM45_20080331_1200.csv data tables (13 files): Bathymetry was surveyed with a multibeam sonar system (Reson Seabat 8124 sonar with TSS MAHRSS reference system for heave, pitch, roll, and heading) deployed from a motorized inflatable raft. Boat position and elevation were tracked using a robotic total station. Areas above water and shallow areas near the shoreline were surveyed with conventional total station techniques. The multibeam and conventional surveys were combined and converted to 1 m grids to create a single digital elevation model. The conventional survey point density was about 0.5 to 1 points per square meter and the multibeam density varied from 10 to 1000 points per square meter depending on boat speed and sweep overlap. DEMs created from different surveys were compared over stable surfaces, such as gravel bars and bedrock. These differences ranged from 8 to 10 cm at 95% RMS.
2008
Data Quality Assessment and Quality Control (QAQC): The topographic and bathymetric data contained in this data release underwent multiple levels of quality control between data collection and the final gridded DEMs. In the field, survey instruments were set on stable reference points and oriented by backsight to secondary stable reference points. Position accuracy was verified by repetition measurements to the backsight on every survey. If horizontal error exceeded 2.0 cm or vertical error exceeded 2.0cm, the source of the error was identified and corrected, and the repetition measurements were repeated until errors were within those tolerances. Survey data were collected on electronic data loggers, eliminating most errors associated with data entry. Errors associated with incorrect labeling of points or incorrect survey rod height were identified in the officed and corrected. These errors were identified by generating a preliminary Triangle Irregular Network (TIN) topographic surface model and visually inspecting the TIN model for spikes or inconsistencies. A new TIN was created following these edits and used to generate the gridded text files. For the bathymetric data, system alignment was obtained by performing patch tests in the field, which yielded corrections for heading (yaw), roll, pitch, and timing (latency). The patch test corrections were applied to all sounding. The raw data was inspected in the office and edited to remove bad soundings (i.e. outliers). Final quality control on the surface models and gridded text files was completed in 2011.
2001
Finalize Data File for Dissemination: Data sent to the Southwest Biological Science Center Data Steward for dissemination and preservation per USGS Data Management Policies SM 502.6, SM 502.7, SM 502.8 and SM 502.9 (1 October 2016).
2021
DEM_RM44_20080206_1200.csv to DEM_RM44_20080331_1600.csv (15 files)
These data represent the results from surveys of river bathymetry for the RM44 (Eminence Break) site collected before, during, and after the March 2008 high-flow experiment from Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Surveys were typically performed twice per day at each site, yielding 15 surveys of RM44 and 12 surveys of RM45. The filenames are in the format: DEM_SITE_YYYYMMDD_HHMM.
Producer defined
column 1
Easting: eastward-measured distance (or the x-coordinate) in meters. The horizontal positions are NAD83, Arizona State Plane Central Zone. Elevations are ellipsoid heights referenced to the Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS 80) ellipse defined by the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).
Producer defined
219018.06
219478.44
meters
column 2
Northing: northward-measured distance (or the y-coordinate) in meters. The horizontal positions are NAD83, Arizona State Plane Central Zone. Elevations are ellipsoid heights referenced to the Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS 80) ellipse defined by the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).
Producer defined
597154.261
597577.064
meters
column 3
Elevation
Producer defined
821.898
844.879
meters
DEM_RM45_2008027_1100.csv to DEM_RM45_20080331_1200.csv (13 files)
These data represent the results from surveys of river bathymetry for the RM45 (Willie Taylor) site collected before, during, and after the March 2008 high-flow experiment from Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Surveys were typically performed twice per day at each site, yielding 15 surveys of RM44 and 12 surveys of RM45. The filenames are in the format: DEM_SITE_YYYYMMDD_HHMM.
Producer defined
column 1
Easting: eastward-measured distance (or the x-coordinate) in meters. The horizontal positions are NAD83, Arizona State Plane Central Zone. Elevations are ellipsoid heights referenced to the Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS 80) ellipse defined by the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).
Producer defined
218532.55
218917.554
meters
column 2
Northing: northward-measured distance (or the y-coordinate) in meters. The horizontal positions are NAD83, Arizona State Plane Central Zone. Elevations are ellipsoid heights referenced to the Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS 80) ellipse defined by the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83).
Producer defined
597082.09
597252.632
meters
column 3
Elevation
Producer defined
820.037
846.989
meters
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20210723
Paul E Grams
U.S. Geological Survey
Research Hydrologist
mailing and physical
Mail Stop 9395, 2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff
AZ
86001
US
928-556-7385
pgrams@usgs.gov
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