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 4 - Overview of the Port Allen disposal site, southwestern Kaua'i.

Note the lack of visible high-backscatter dredged material deposits at the Port Allen disposal site like those visible in the multibeam image from offshore Honolulu. Scale across bottom of image is about 12.2 km. The disposal site boundary is outlined by a red-colored circle with a 6000 ft (1829.2 m) diameter.

[Fig 4 image overview of Pt Allen Disposal Site ]

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