High-resolution bathymetry, backscatter, and derived geomorphic products from eighteen spawning reefs in northern Lake Michigan, 2021-2023
Eighteen lakebed areas in northern Lake Michigan known to be used by adult fishes for spawning were surveyed between 2021 and 2023 using a Norbit® iWBMSh multibeam echosounder to support fisheries habitat assessment. More than 3500 kilometers of high resolution multibeam data were collected with 0.05m horizontal and …