Elevation data to support estimations of stored sediment depths and volume in a beaver pond along Fanno Creek, western Oregon, 2016
Elevation-at-refusal (EAR) data were collected in May and September 2016 in conjunction with a comprehensive bed-elevation survey (White, 2025; methods described in White and others, 2025) to estimate the depth and total volume of sediment stored in a beaver pond along Fanno Creek, western Oregon. The EAR.csv file consists of points with xy coordinate and z elevation data. A stadia rod with a pointed foot was pushed into the unconsolidated sediment until the resistance changed noticeably, indicating that the rod had contacted the underlying and relatively more consolidated floodplain material, using methods from other beaver-related sediment studies (Butler and Malanson, 1995; Puttock and others, 2018). RTN-GPS survey equipment was used to record the coordinates and elevation of each EAR point. See Doyle and others (2025) for documentation of how these data were used to estimate the depth and volume of sediment stored in a beaver pond
Find Related Datasets
Search by Tags
Click any tag below to search for similar datasets
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Erin K. Leahy", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:eleahy@usgs.gov" } |
| description | Elevation-at-refusal (EAR) data were collected in May and September 2016 in conjunction with a comprehensive bed-elevation survey (White, 2025; methods described in White and others, 2025) to estimate the depth and total volume of sediment stored in a beaver pond along Fanno Creek, western Oregon. The EAR.csv file consists of points with xy coordinate and z elevation data. A stadia rod with a pointed foot was pushed into the unconsolidated sediment until the resistance changed noticeably, indicating that the rod had contacted the underlying and relatively more consolidated floodplain material, using methods from other beaver-related sediment studies (Butler and Malanson, 1995; Puttock and others, 2018). RTN-GPS survey equipment was used to record the coordinates and elevation of each EAR point. See Doyle and others (2025) for documentation of how these data were used to estimate the depth and volume of sediment stored in a beaver pond |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Digital Data", "format": "XML", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P13FZKVG", "mediaType": "application/http", "description": "Landing page for access to the data" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Original Metadata", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.6846fa15d4be023e73e73592.xml" } ] |
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_6846fa15d4be023e73e73592 |
| keyword |
[ "Beaverton", "Fanno Creek", "Greenway Park", "Oregon", "USGS:6846fa15d4be023e73e73592", "Washington County", "beaver", "beaver pond", "environment", "hydrology", "inlandWaters", "sediment depth", "sediment volume", "sediments" ] |
| modified | 2025-11-13T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -122.800026, 45.447366, -122.790499, 45.459830 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Elevation data to support estimations of stored sediment depths and volume in a beaver pond along Fanno Creek, western Oregon, 2016 |
