Coastal Single-Beam Bathymetry and Beach Elevation Data Collected in 2024 From Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia

The U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC) collected single beam echosounder (SBES) and differential global positioning system (DGPS) elevation data in the nearshore and beach environments of Wallops and Assawoman Islands, Virginia, in June 2024. This data release includes the processed SBES and DGPS elevation point data (xyz) for Field Activity Number (FAN) 2024-310-FA. The SBES data were acquired using survey equipment mounted on personal watercrafts (PWCs) Chum and Shark, and the DGPS data were acquired using GPS antennas mounted on a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) or GPS backpack. Multibeam echosounder (MBES) and chirp seismic data were also collected as part of FAN 2024-310-FA, and are available in separate data releases (Forde and others, 2025; Bemelmans and others, 2025).

Forde, A.S., Stalk, C.A., Ciarletta, D.J., and Miselis, J.L., 2025, Chirp sub-bottom profile geophysical data collected in 2024 from Wallops Island and Assawoman Island, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1NZ6CC2.

Bemelmans, C.C., Stalk, C.A., Ciarletta, D.J., and Miselis, J.L., 2025, Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data collected in June 2024 from Wallops Island and Assawoman Island, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P14SGUMT.