Rock Breakwater Greenville Channel Pierhead Channel Upper Bay
Gowanus Flats
Jersey Flats
Constable Hook
Robbins Reef
fe rr
yr ou te
Bay Ridge Channel
Anchorage Channel
Constable Hook Reach
Bergen Point East Reach
SITE Ducksberry Point
Pier 7
Legend
The Narrows
10D-Scrub-shrub wetlands 10D+-Scrub-shrub wetlands (most sens) 10C-Swamps 10C+-Swamps (most sens) 10B-Freshwater marshes 10B+-Freshwater marshes (most sens) 10A-Salt- & brackish-water marshes 10A+-Salt- & brackish-water marshes (most sens) 9B-Sheltered vegetated low banks 9B+-Sheltered vegetated low banks (most sens) 9A-Sheltered tidal flats 9A+-Sheltered tidal flats (most sens) 8F-Vegetated, steeply-sloping bluffs
Hendricks Reef
8C-Sheltered rip-rap 8C+-Sheltered rip-rap (most sens) 8B-Sheltered, solid man-made structures 8B+-Sheltered, solid man-made structures (most sens)
Grasmere Lake
8A-Sheltered rocky shores 8A+-Sheltered rocky shores (most sens) 7-Exposed tidal flats
sources: Environmentally Sensitive Areas from NOAA ESI 2001 dataset and Tidal Currents from NOAA GNOME Tidal Simulator fror June 18, 8am
7+-Exposed tidal flats (most sens) 6B-Riprap 6B+-Riprap (most sens) 6A-Gravel beaches 6A+-Gravel beaches (most sens) 5-Mixed sand and gravel beaches 5+-Mixed sand and gravel beaches (most sens) 4-Coarse-grained sand beaches 4+-Coarse-grained sand beaches (most sens) 3B-Scarps and steep slopes in sand 3A-Fine- to medium-grained sand beaches 3A+-Fine- to medium-grained sand beaches (most sens) 2B-Scarps and steep slopes in muddy sediments
10D-Scrub-shrub wetlands 10C-Freshwater swamps
0
2,000
Feet 4,000
Direction and Strength of Tidal Current
10B-Freshwater marshes 10A-Salt- and brackish-water marsh 9A-Sheltered tidal flats 7-Exposed tidal flats 4-Sandy bars and gently sloping banks 2A-Exposed, wave-cut platforms
2A-Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock 2A+-Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock (most sens) 1B-Exposed, solid man-made structures 1B+-Exposed, solid man-made structures (most sens) 1A-Exposed rocky shores
Fig 1 - Saint George's Ferry Outgoing Tidal Currents and Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Rock Breakwater Greenville Channel Pierhead Channel Upper Bay
Gowanus Flats
Jersey Flats
Constable Hook
Robbins Reef
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yr ou te
Bay Ridge Channel
Anchorage Channel
Constable Hook Reach
Bergen Point East Reach
SITE Ducksberry Point
Pier 7
Legend
The Narrows
10D-Scrub-shrub wetlands 10D+-Scrub-shrub wetlands (most sens) 10C-Swamps 10C+-Swamps (most sens) 10B-Freshwater marshes 10B+-Freshwater marshes (most sens) 10A-Salt- & brackish-water marshes 10A+-Salt- & brackish-water marshes (most sens) 9B-Sheltered vegetated low banks 9B+-Sheltered vegetated low banks (most sens) 9A-Sheltered tidal flats 9A+-Sheltered tidal flats (most sens) 8F-Vegetated, steeply-sloping bluffs
Hendricks Reef
8C-Sheltered rip-rap 8C+-Sheltered rip-rap (most sens) 8B-Sheltered, solid man-made structures 8B+-Sheltered, solid man-made structures (most sens)
Grasmere Lake
8A-Sheltered rocky shores 8A+-Sheltered rocky shores (most sens) 7-Exposed tidal flats
sources: Environmentally Sensitive Areas from NOAA ESI 2001 dataset and Tidal Currents from NOAA GNOME Tidal Simulator fror June 18, 3 pm
7+-Exposed tidal flats (most sens) 6B-Riprap 6B+-Riprap (most sens) 6A-Gravel beaches 6A+-Gravel beaches (most sens) 5-Mixed sand and gravel beaches 5+-Mixed sand and gravel beaches (most sens) 4-Coarse-grained sand beaches 4+-Coarse-grained sand beaches (most sens) 3B-Scarps and steep slopes in sand 3A-Fine- to medium-grained sand beaches 3A+-Fine- to medium-grained sand beaches (most sens) 2B-Scarps and steep slopes in muddy sediments
10D-Scrub-shrub wetlands 10C-Freshwater swamps
0
2,000
Feet 4,000
Direction and Strength of Tidal Current
10B-Freshwater marshes 10A-Salt- and brackish-water marsh 9A-Sheltered tidal flats 7-Exposed tidal flats 4-Sandy bars and gently sloping banks 2A-Exposed, wave-cut platforms
2A-Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock 2A+-Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock (most sens) 1B-Exposed, solid man-made structures 1B+-Exposed, solid man-made structures (most sens) 1A-Exposed rocky shores
Fig 2 - Saint George's Ferry Incoming Tidal Currents and Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Model Mode: Standard Estimate for: 01:48 06/19/09 Prepared: 09:14 06/18/09
Scenario Name: Saint George's Ferry 500 Gallon Spill Prepared by: Eymund Diegel
This trajectory was produced by GNOME (General NOAA Operational Modeling Environment), and should be used for educational and planning purposes only--not for a real response. In the event of an oil or chemical spill in U.S. waters, contact the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802.
40°40’N
40°39’N
Saint George’s Ferry Spill Site
40°38’N
40°37’N
74° 6’W
74°4’W
New York Harbor Location File Constant Wind: 10 miles / hour from NW Black Splots: Best Estimate of Fuel Oil Dispersion Red Splots: Uncertainty Variable Included for Fuel Oil Dispersion Tidal Currents
74°2’W
Splot Mass Balance Totals (Best estimate): Released: 500 gallons Evaporated/Dispersed: 143 gallons Beached: 246 gallons Off Map: 0 gallons Floating: 112 gallons
Figure 3 - Saint George’s Ferry 24 Hour Fuel Oil Spill Simulation