Monitoring Bluff Riverbank Erosion, York River State Park

A Look at Erosion in the Chesapeake Bay Estuary, Virginia

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) & Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

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Close-up photograph of bluffs with recent erosion and fallen trees on the beach.
Close-up photograph of a back-and-white target used for survey to refine data coordinates in front of the bluff with visible wave toe erosion.
Photo shows partial collapse of a public hiking path due to bluff erosion in York River State Park, Virginia.

Story Map created by Alyssa Victoria Pietraszek.

Data Source: Irwin, J.R., Palaseanu-Lovejoy, M., Danielson, J.J., Gesch, D.B., Angstadt, K.T., Herman, J.D., and Barlow, R.A., 2022, Chesapeake Bay Region Virginia River Bluff and Wetland Extent Mapping: U.S. Geological Survey data release,  https://doi.org/10.5066/P930UV3M 

This project is a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal National Elevation Database (CoNED) Applications Project and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM). This StoryMap was created by Pietraszek as part of the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) student internship program sponsored by the Department of State. We thank the staff of York River State Park and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation for their assistance in accessing the site.

Alyssa Victoria Pietraszek

University of Haifa, Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences

Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy

USGS, Geology, Minerals, Energy & Geophysics (GMEG) Science Center

Jeffrey Danielson

USGS, Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS) Center

Julie Herman

Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Center for Coastal Resources Management

Kory Angstadt

Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Center for Coastal Resources Management

VIMS, Center for Coastal Resources Management

 https://www.vims.edu/ccrm/