Nearshore bathymetry is a vital link that joins offshore water depths to coastal topography. Seamless water depth information is a critical input parameter for reliable storm surge models, enables the calculation of sediment budgets, and is necessary baseline data for a range of coastal development decisions. Bathymetric data collection capabilities of an active coastal geohazard field program operated by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) were expanded in 2012. Resultant datasets presented in this report include nearshore bathymetric measurements of critical shallow-water coastal areas in the vicinity of six western Alaska communities: Gambell, Golovin, Hooper Bay, Savoonga, Shishmaref, and Wales. These data are provided in the form of vector shiptracks and processed single-beam sounding point clouds. This work was completed with a low-cost, portable sonar system capable of shallow water measurements in rural settings; the system will be maintained for use or loan by DGGS for data collections of this type for the useful life of the equipment.

Single-beam bathymetry data were collected in 2010 and 2011 in the nearshore waters around Barter Island, Arey Island, and within Arey Lagoon, Alaska. Measurements were made from a small boat or dinghy using one of three systems: a Humminbird 898 SI Fish Finder with integrated GPS (2010 and 2011), an Ohmex Sonarmite BT integrated with a Trimble GeoHX series GPS (2011), or a Garmin Sounder with integrated GPS (2011). Each system collected single-beam water depth with accuracies better than 4 meters (m) horizontal and 25 centimeters (cm) vertical.

Single-beam bathymetry data were collected in 2010 and 2011 in the nearshore waters around Barter Island, Arey Island, and within Arey Lagoon, Alaska. Measurements were made from a small boat or dinghy using one of three systems: a Humminbird 898 SI Fish Finder with integrated GPS (2010 and 2011), an Ohmex Sonarmite BT integrated with a Trimble GeoHX series GPS (2011), or a Garmin Sounder with integrated GPS (2011). Each system collected single-beam water depth with accuracies better than 4 meters (m) horizontal and 25 centimeters (cm) vertical.

Bathymetry data were collected in the Wainwright Inlet, the mouth of the Kuk River, and in the nearshore region off Wainwright, Alaska, in August of 2009. Bathymetry was measured with a single-beam echo-sounder (10 Hz 144 ODOM Echotrac CV-100) mounted on the stern of a small vessel and synchronized to a 145 Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The depth is measured relative to approximate Mean Sea Level (see attribute accuracy report in this file for further details on the MSL), and depth values are meters below the water surface. The GPS sampling rate was 1 Hz with vehicle speeds maintained at less than 15 km/hour, resulting in a sample point resolution of 3-5 meters. Data are available in a single csv file.

Bathymetry data were collected in the Wainwright Inlet, the mouth of the Kuk River, and in the nearshore region off Wainwright, Alaska, in August of 2009. Bathymetry was measured with a single-beam echo-sounder (10 Hz 144 ODOM Echotrac CV-100) mounted on the stern of a small vessel and synchronized to a 145 Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The depth is measured relative to approximate Mean Sea Level (see attribute accuracy report in this file for further details on the MSL), and depth values are meters below the water surface. The GPS sampling rate was 1 Hz with vehicle speeds maintained at less than 15 km/hour, resulting in a sample point resolution of 3-5 meters. Data are available in a single csv file.

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS – SPCSMC), conducted a single-beam bathymetry survey within Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi (MS), in June 2022 under the USGS Field Activity Number (FAN) 2022-320-FA. The data was collected from two personal watercrafts (PWC): research vessel (R/V) Shark (subFAN 22CCT09, WVR1) and R/V Chum (subFAN 22CCT10, WVR2). A re-survey of just the north and south subtidal reefs occurred in November 2022 (subFANs 22CCT11 and 22CCT12, respectively). Efforts were supported by the Coastal Marine Hazards Research Preogram (CMHRP) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Effects of Sea Level Rise (ESLR) Program in partnership with Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Mississippi State University. The processed point data files (xyz) are released in two datums, the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84 G2139) ellipsoid height referenced to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 16 North (N); and the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83 (2011)), North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) orthometric height with respect to GEOID12A. Additional data products include a single-beam trackline shapefile (.shp), a 10-meter (m) cell-size digital elevation model (DEM). and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata. For consistency and comparison, the shoreline derivation method from Terrano and others (2021) utilized to derive the 2021 shoreline was replicated to derive the 2022 shoreline. Similarly, methods from Stalk and others (2021) utilized to create the 2021 10-meter DEM were replicated to create the 2022 10-m DEM included in this data release. For further information regarding data collection and/or processing methods, refer to DeWitt and others (2017) and Stalk and others (2021). For further information regarding data collection and/or processing methods, refer to DeWitt and others (2017) and Stalk and others (2021).

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS – SPCSMC), conducted a single-beam bathymetry survey within Point Aux Chenes Bay, Mississippi (MS), in June 2022 under the USGS Field Activity Number (FAN) 2022-320-FA. The data was collected from two personal watercrafts (PWC): research vessel (R/V) Shark (subFAN 22CCT09, WVR1) and R/V Chum (subFAN 22CCT10, WVR2). A re-survey of just the north and south subtidal reefs occurred in November 2022 (subFANs 22CCT11 and 22CCT12, respectively). Efforts were supported by the Coastal Marine Hazards Research Preogram (CMHRP) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Effects of Sea Level Rise (ESLR) Program in partnership with Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Mississippi State University. The processed point data files (xyz) are released in two datums, the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84 G2139) ellipsoid height referenced to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 16 North (N); and the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83 (2011)), North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) orthometric height with respect to GEOID12A. Additional data products include a single-beam trackline shapefile (.shp), a 10-meter (m) cell-size digital elevation model (DEM). and formal Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata. For consistency and comparison, the shoreline derivation method from Terrano and others (2021) utilized to derive the 2021 shoreline was replicated to derive the 2022 shoreline. Similarly, methods from Stalk and others (2021) utilized to create the 2021 10-meter DEM were replicated to create the 2022 10-m DEM included in this data release. For further information regarding data collection and/or processing methods, refer to DeWitt and others (2017) and Stalk and others (2021). For further information regarding data collection and/or processing methods, refer to DeWitt and others (2017) and Stalk and others (2021).

To determine continued change to the shoreface morphology and evolution at Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) in St. Petersburg, Florida, conducted a single-beam bathymetric survey of Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, from April 29 - May 2, 2022. During this study, single-beam bathymetry data were collected using a personal watercraft (PWC) and a floating-towed-seismic sled. Both the PWC and the seismic sled were outfitted with high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, motion reference units, and survey grade single-beam echosounders.

To determine continued change to the shoreface morphology and evolution at Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) in St. Petersburg, Florida, conducted a single-beam bathymetric survey of Seven Mile Island, New Jersey, from April 29 - May 2, 2022. During this study, single-beam bathymetry data were collected using a personal watercraft (PWC) and a floating-towed-seismic sled. Both the PWC and the seismic sled were outfitted with high precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, motion reference units, and survey grade single-beam echosounders.

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducted single-beam and multibeam bathymetry (Stalk and others, 2025) surveys around the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, from June 12 to 20 and from July 31 to August 9, 2023, as part of Field Activity Number (FAN) 2023-325-FA. The purpose of data collection was to measure submerged coastal elevations along the Chandeleur Islands, located in the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. Funded by the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 117-43) enacted on September 30, 2021, these data, in combination with previous bathymetric data collected at the study area (Stalk and others, 2017; Stalk and others, 2020), can be used to quantify storm-related barrier island sediment redistribution following the 2020-2021 hurricane seasons. The survey encompassed approximately 760 square kilometers (km) of the gulf-side and sound-side nearshore environments around the northern Chandeleur Islands. The single-beam bathymetry was acquired using two 12-foot (ft) personal watercrafts and two boats (a 20-ft Twin Vee [TVEE] and a 17-ft Mako). All vessels were outfitted with high precision Global Navigation Satellite System receivers, motion reference units, and survey grade single-beam echosounders (SBES). Long Term Change (LTC) lines were collected by the TVEE as part of a comparative long term change analysis, but for this data release, LTC lines represent shore-perpendicular transects extending both offshore and soundward 3 km on either side of the island. Sub-bottom profile geophysical data were also collected during this FAN and are provided in Forde and others (2024).