Sediment Volume from Road Stabilization Projects on Culebra Island, 2023-2024

NOAA estimates of sediment volume captured by Best Management Practices at dirt road stabilization projects on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Data represent the total sediment volume accumulated and retained in-situ from September 2023 to May 2024. The projects aimed to reduce terrigenous runoff and land-based pollution impacts to nearshore marine habitats.

Use Cases

• Quantifying the effectiveness of Best Management Practices (BMPs) based on captured sediment volume data.
• Modeling sediment runoff reduction from unpaved roads based on in-situ accumulation measurements.
• Assessing the impact of road stabilization on nearshore marine habitat health based on the described pollution reduction goal.
• Prioritizing future watershed interventions based on the sediment capture performance of different BMP types.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific time range from 2023-09-05 to 2024-05-28.
• Focuses on a defined geographic area: Culebra Island, Puerto Rico.
• Produced by the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in PDF format, which may complicate automated analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Estimates derived from sediment removed from installed Best Management Practices (sediment retention ponds, check dams, cross drains).

Time Range

2023-09-05 to 2024-05-28

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:19:33.119283; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea