USGS Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology

Torresan, M.E., and Gardner, J.V.,2000, Acoustic Mapping of the Regional Seafloor Geology in and Around Hawaiian Ocean Dredged-Material Disposal Sites, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 00-124.

Figure 27 - Perspective overview of Hilo disposal site looking north.

Backscatter data is draped over shaded-relief data. Site is located between lava flow to the west and reef edge to the east. Note the sparse nature of the high-backscatter dredged material deposit. The scale across the bottom on the image is about 3 km. Vertical exaggeration = 15x.

[Fig 26 Hilo Site Perspective Image Closeup ]

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