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Using this 100m grid cell representation of the Bay we can compute some primary geomorphic features of the basin--such as surface area and volume--for a given tidal datum, and compare these and other statistical properties in the sub-basins of San Francisco Bay.
FULL BAY
| TIDAL DATUM |
VOLUME (Mm3) |
SURFACE AREA (Mm2) |
AVG. DEPTH
VOL/AREA (m) |
MEDIAN DEPTH (m) |
| MLLW |
7142 |
1138 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
| MSL |
8446 |
1219 |
6.9 |
3.6 |
| MHHW |
9570 |
1244 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
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Properties based on the Mean Sea Level grid
| PROPERTY |
SOUTH BAY |
CENTRAL BAY |
SAN PABLO BAY |
SUISUN BAY |
| Area (Mm2) |
426.8 |
326.3 |
273.4 |
169.6 |
| Volume (Mm3) |
1971 |
4388 |
1016 |
990 |
| Average depth (m) |
4.6 |
13.4 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
| Median depth (m) |
3.2 |
10.9 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
% Area
< 5 m |
69 |
32 |
82 |
57 |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
