Surficial Substrates in the Cuyahoga River, Ohio, 2021
Substrates in the Cuyahoga River, OH were mapped to assess the availability of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning habitat and age-0 Lake Sturgeon habitat. Mapping was conducted with a recreational grade side-scan sonar unit from the river mouth at Lake Erie (river kilometer (rkm) 0) to near the confluence of the Little Cuyahoga River (rkm 71). Side-scan sonar images were georectified in a post-processing software and substrate patches were manually digitized and classified in a geographic information system (GIS). Ground-truthing data were collected following side-scan sonar surveys to determine the accuracy of patch classifications. Substrate composition at ground-truthing locations was determined through visual assessments when feasible and assessed with tactile feel when water depth or clarity prevented visual assessment. Substrate patch types classified from side-scan sonar imagery are provided as polygon shapefiles and ground-truthing observations are provided as point shapefiles.
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| description | Substrates in the Cuyahoga River, OH were mapped to assess the availability of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning habitat and age-0 Lake Sturgeon habitat. Mapping was conducted with a recreational grade side-scan sonar unit from the river mouth at Lake Erie (river kilometer (rkm) 0) to near the confluence of the Little Cuyahoga River (rkm 71). Side-scan sonar images were georectified in a post-processing software and substrate patches were manually digitized and classified in a geographic information system (GIS). Ground-truthing data were collected following side-scan sonar surveys to determine the accuracy of patch classifications. Substrate composition at ground-truthing locations was determined through visual assessments when feasible and assessed with tactile feel when water depth or clarity prevented visual assessment. Substrate patch types classified from side-scan sonar imagery are provided as polygon shapefiles and ground-truthing observations are provided as point shapefiles. |
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"description": "A point shapefile with surficial substrate composition at locations used to ground truth substrate classifications derived from side-scan sonar imagery.",
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"title": "cuyahogaSideScanClassification_17Nov2022.zip",
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/FWS_ServCat_178665 |
| issued | 2025-02-13T00:00:00Z |
| keyword |
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"Cuyahoga River",
"General: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Processes",
"General: Management | Habitat Management | Habitat Models",
"Lake Erie",
"Lake Sturgeon",
"Ohio",
"biota",
"habitat suitability indices",
"inland waters",
"substrate"
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| landingPage | https://iris.fws.gov/APPS/ServCat/Reference/Profile/178665 |
| modified | 2025-02-13T00:00:00Z |
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| spatial | -81.73,41.09,-81.52,41.51 |
| temporal | 2021-05-24/2022-11-11 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Surficial Substrates in the Cuyahoga River, Ohio, 2021 |
