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Bathymetry of Lake Huron

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Bathymetry of Lake Huron has been compiled as a component of a NOAA project to rescue Great Lakes lake floor geological and geophysical data and make it more accessible. This project is a cooperative effort between investigators at the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center's Marine Geology and Geophysics Division (NGDC/MGG), the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) and the Canadian Hydrographic Service(CHS). Bathymetric data have been collected from the Great Lakes in support of nautical charting for at least 150 years by the US Army Corp. of Engineers (before 1970), the NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS)(after 1970), and the Canadian Hydrographic Service.
  • Cite as: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. 1999: Bathymetry of Lake Huron. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5G15XS5. Accessed [date].
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DistributorNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time PeriodUnknown to Unknown
Spatial Reference Systemurn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269Local Lake datum
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 46.50
S: 43.00
E: -79.68
W: -84.50
Spatial Coverage Map
Dataset Information
  • Bathymetry of Lake Huron
    This bathymetry of Lake Huron provides a detailed look at the lake floor topography and serves as a GIS base layer for many applications.
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Great Lakes Bathymetry Project
    • Bathymetric Data Viewer (search)
      The Bathymetric Data Viewer is an interactive map providing discovery, descriptions, and download capability for bathymetric survey data and digital elevation models archived at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
    • DEM text search (search)
      Text search for locating completed and planned DEMs.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1999-01-01
EditionFirst
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Supplemental information regarding spatial reference. Contours are vertically referenced to lake levels.
PurposeScientific Research, Commercial Exploration, Fishing, Policy and Decision-making
Use Limitations
  • Not to be used for navigation. Although these data are of high quality and useful for planning and modeling purposes, they are not suitable for navigation. For navigation, please refer to the NOS nautical chart series.
  • Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. 1999: Bathymetry of Lake Huron. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5G15XS5. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
  • NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
Originators
  • NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
  • NOAA National Ocean Service
  • Canadian Hydrographic Service
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Surface Water Features > Lakes/Reservoirs
  • Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Surface Water Features > Water Channels
  • Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Surface Water Processes/Measurements > Water Depth
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Sediments
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records > Stratigraphic Sequence
Infoterra Keyword Thesaurus
  • Infoterra > Environmental information > GIS > GIS
  • Infoterra > Environmental monitoring > Monitoring data > Baseline studies
  • Infoterra > Lithosphere > Coastlines > Coastlines
  • Infoterra > Subject disciplines > Geology > Geology
  • Infoterra > Subject disciplines > Geomorphology > Geomorphology
Uncontrolled Keywords
  • Bathymetry
  • Geography and Land Cover > Great Lakes
  • Geomorphology
  • Great Lakes
  • Lacustrine
  • Multibeam
  • Topography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS > WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
  • DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING > DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL
  • DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION > VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
  • Models/Analyses > DEM > Digital Elevation Model
Place keywordsGetty Thesuarus of Geographic Names
  • North America > Great Lakes
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States of America > Great Lakes
Project keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
  • ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
Use Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Access Constraints
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Other ConstraintsCite as: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. 1999: Bathymetry of Lake Huron. First. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5G15XS5. Accessed [date].
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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